Now more than ever, an increased emphasis is needed on educational changes and innovations to effectively prepare health and social service professionals for 21st-century practice. Earlier work of the Lancet Independent Global Commission has been instrumental in validating the need for curricula change to include a focus on social determinants, public health priorities, and strategies to sustain healthy communities. The need to further strengthen the public health focus within health and social service education has been fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing recognition of specific issues challenging society such as that highlighted within the technical report recently released by the World Health Organization recognizing Parkinson’s Disease as a public health issue. Each is an example of the need to prepare a future health and social service workforce well equipped in responding to major public health issues while contributing to global health and human wellbeing.
The goal of this Research Topic is to provide additional evidence-based contributions to strengthen the public health focus in health and social service education. We aim to commission and publish a broad range of works including original research, case studies, pedogeological innovations, curriculum developments, program evaluations, and debate.
Contributions are encouraged for this Research Topic about public health priorities for health and social education. A wide variety of works are welcomed including original research, case studies, formal reviews, and industry perspectives related to core public health knowledge, skills, and competencies for health and social service professionals. Submissions should highlight imperatives and processes for the curriculum transformation needed to prepare the health and social service workforce of the future including consideration of equity and indigenous-related issues. Evidence, discussion, and debates are welcomed with respect to curriculum innovations in multiple contexts (LMICs, emerging economies, and established economies) and a broad range of issues of the challenge to both regional and global health. Authors may advocate for curriculum inclusions and innovations of relevance to public health whether it be healthy living, climate change, the impact of social media and gaming, pandemic responsiveness, chronic disease management, infectious disease, vaccination, health screening, and more.
Now more than ever, an increased emphasis is needed on educational changes and innovations to effectively prepare health and social service professionals for 21st-century practice. Earlier work of the Lancet Independent Global Commission has been instrumental in validating the need for curricula change to include a focus on social determinants, public health priorities, and strategies to sustain healthy communities. The need to further strengthen the public health focus within health and social service education has been fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing recognition of specific issues challenging society such as that highlighted within the technical report recently released by the World Health Organization recognizing Parkinson’s Disease as a public health issue. Each is an example of the need to prepare a future health and social service workforce well equipped in responding to major public health issues while contributing to global health and human wellbeing.
The goal of this Research Topic is to provide additional evidence-based contributions to strengthen the public health focus in health and social service education. We aim to commission and publish a broad range of works including original research, case studies, pedogeological innovations, curriculum developments, program evaluations, and debate.
Contributions are encouraged for this Research Topic about public health priorities for health and social education. A wide variety of works are welcomed including original research, case studies, formal reviews, and industry perspectives related to core public health knowledge, skills, and competencies for health and social service professionals. Submissions should highlight imperatives and processes for the curriculum transformation needed to prepare the health and social service workforce of the future including consideration of equity and indigenous-related issues. Evidence, discussion, and debates are welcomed with respect to curriculum innovations in multiple contexts (LMICs, emerging economies, and established economies) and a broad range of issues of the challenge to both regional and global health. Authors may advocate for curriculum inclusions and innovations of relevance to public health whether it be healthy living, climate change, the impact of social media and gaming, pandemic responsiveness, chronic disease management, infectious disease, vaccination, health screening, and more.