Western Public Health Casebook 2017: Cases from the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health

Authors

Ava John-Baptiste (ed)
Western University
Gerald McKinley (ed)
Western University

Synopsis

The Master of Public Health Program (MPH) at Western University is a 12-month full-time program that incorporates a 12-week practicum. The MPH Program curriculum includes innovations such as case-method learning, Brown Bag seminars, Integrative Workshops, field trips and career counselling. The Brown Bag seminars allow the students to hear from and interact and network with practitioners from the field. The faculty of the MPH Program are drawn from various Faculties across campus, and represent a broad range of disciplines pertinent to public health.
Western’s MPH Program relies extensively on the case-based/experiential method of learning. The Program aims to deliver 60% of pedagogic material using the case-based approach – a unique feature not found to a similar extent in other MPH Programs worldwide. The case method of learning is not about the traditional lecture-style classroom setting, but is about the
student being an active part of the learning experience, which means learning by doing. It introduces complex and often ambiguous real-world scenarios into the classroom, forcing students to think and make decisions, often with incomplete and inaccurate data.

Chapters

  • Preface
    Amardeep Thind
    PDF
  • Acknowledgements
    Ava John-Baptiste, Gerald McKinley
    PDF
  • Introduction 1
    Changing the World; One MPH Graduate at a Time
    Peter Donnelly
    PDF
  • Introduction 2
    Cultivating Future Public Health Leaders Through Teamwork
    Robert Kyle
    PDF
  • CASE 1
    Where are the Sex Workers?
    Gerald McKinley, Jaspreet Bhullar, Rebekah Vaughan
    PDF
  • CASE 2
    Saving the Rural Ontario Maternity Services – Can We Do It?
    Sabrina Haque, Preeti Nigam, Shannon L. Sibbald
    PDF
  • CASE 3
    Providing Continuing Professional Development in a Developing Country – The One Health Initiative
    Shannon L. Sibbald, Elyse Burt, Emily Quinn, Rick Quinn, Mike Cranfield
    PDF
  • CASE 4
    Changing School Food Environments: Is Policy Enough?
    Sai Chaphekar, Paula Dworatzek, Amanda Terry
    PDF
  • CASE 5
    Investigating Suspected Outbreaks of Rare Infectious Disease Using Surveillance Data: The CJDSS Perspective
    Elizabeth Fan, Michel Deilgat, Mark Speechley
    PDF
  • CASE 6
    “I know there is hope, even in a world of loss”: A Local Community-Based Intervention to Address Mental Health Challenges Among First Nations Men and Boys
    Jasmine Fournier, Julie George, Samantha Wells, Lloy Wylie
    PDF
  • CASE 7
    Transitioning from Prison to Community
    Amardeep Thind, Alison Green, Graham Betts-Symonds
    PDF
  • CASE 8
    Camp fYrefly
    Ava John-Baptiste, Nina Malek, Spencer J. Harrison
    PDF
  • CASE 9
    From Theory to Action: Implementing an Internationally Developed Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program in Indigenous Communities in the Americas
    Gerald McKinley, Ashley Sebastian, Sandra Del Pino, Devora Kestel
    PDF
  • CASE 10
    Moving Towards an Inclusive Society: Implementing Epilepsy Awareness Education in the Ontario Elementary School Health Curriculum
    Shannon L. Sibbald, Joanne Tay, Michelle Franklin, Mary Secco
    PDF
  • CASE 11
    United Hearts: Fostering Interdisciplinary Collaboration for the Detection of Critical Heart Defects in Newborns
    Ava John-Baptiste, Emily Wood, Jennifer Milburn
    PDF
  • CASE 12
    Policy Meets Practice – People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
    Shannon L. Sibbald, Jacob J. Shelley
    PDF
  • Integrative Workshops
    PDF

Author Biographies

Amardeep Thind, Western University

Director
Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health

Ava John-Baptiste, Western University

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health
Western University
London, Canada

Gerald McKinley, Western University

Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health
Western University
London, Canada

Peter Donnelly, Public Health Ontario (PHO)

MD, PhD
President and CEO of Public Health Ontario (PHO)

Robert Kyle, Durham Region Health Department

MD, MHSc, CCFP, FRCPC, FACPM
Commissioner & Medical Officer of Health, Durham Region Health Department

Jaspreet Bhullar, Western University

RN, BScN, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Rebekah Vaughan, WellFort Community Health Services

BScN (Bloom Coordinator, WellFort Community Health Services)

Sabrina Haque, Western University

MBBS, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Preeti Nigam, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health

BSc, MBA (Senior Program Manager, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health)

Shannon L. Sibbald, Western University

PhD (Assistant Professor, Western University)

Elyse Burt, Western University

BSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Emily Quinn

BSc (Assistant Investigator)

Rick Quinn, Docs4GreatApes

DVM, DVSc, Diplomate ACVO (Founding Director, Docs4GreatApes)

Mike Cranfield, The Maryland Zoo

DVM (Co-Director Gorilla Doctors, Chief Veterinarian, The Maryland Zoo)

Sai Chaphekar, Western University

MBBS, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Paula Dworatzek, Brescia University College

RD, PhD (Associate Professor, Brescia University College)

Amanda Terry, Western University

PhD (Assistant Professor, Western University)

Elizabeth Fan, Western University

BSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Michel Deilgat, Public Health Agency of Canada

BA, MD (Medical Advisor, Public Health Agency of Canada)

Mark Speechley, Western University

PhD (Professor, Western University)

Jasmine Fournier, Western University

BHSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Julie George, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

PhD (Independent Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)

Samantha Wells, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

PhD (Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health)

Lloy Wylie, Western University

PhD (Assistant Professor, Western University)

Alison Green, Western University

BSc (Hons), MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Graham Betts-Symonds, Irish Red Cross

BA (Hons), DA (Hons), Pg.Dip, RGN, RCNT (Programme Director, Community-Based Health & First Aid in Prisons, Irish Red Cross)

Nina Malek, Western University

BSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Spencer J. Harrison, Camp fYrefly

PhD (Director, Camp fYrefly)

Ashley Sebastian, Western University

BSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Sandra Del Pino, Pan American Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

Devora Kestel, PAHO/World Health Organization

MSc (Unit Chief, Mental Health and Substance Use, PAHO/World Health Organization)

Joanne Tay, Western University

BScN, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Michelle Franklin, Epilepsy Support Centre

BA (Executive Director, Epilepsy Support Centre)

Mary Secco, Epilepsy Support Centre

BA (Director of Strategic Initiative, Epilepsy Support Centre)

Emily Wood, Western University

BMSc, MPH (MPH Class of 2016)

Jennifer Milburn, Newborn Screening Ontario

BSc, MHA (Operations Director, Newborn Screening Ontario)

Jacob J. Shelley, Western University

LLM, SJD (c) (Assistant Professor, Western University)

Front cover of the “Western Public Health Casebook 2017” shows a white background with the title in dark purple at the top. Below the title is a grid of small photos featuring graduates from the MPH Class of 2016 participating in presentations, group discussions, and collaborative activities. Institutional logos appear at the bottom of the page.

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Published

January 1, 2017

Series

Western Public Health Casebook
Copyright (c) 2017 Amardeep Thind; Ava John-Baptiste, Gerald McKinley; Peter Donnelly, Robert Kyle, Jaspreet Bhullar, Rebekah Vaughan, Sabrina Haque, Preeti Nigam, Shannon L. Sibbald, Elyse Burt, Emily Quinn, Rick Quinn, Mike Cranfield, Sai Chaphekar, Paula Dworatzek, Amanda Terry, Elizabeth Fan, Michel Deilgat, Mark Speechley, Jasmine Fournier, Julie George, Samantha Wells, Lloy Wylie, Alison Green, Graham Betts-Symonds, Nina Malek, Spencer J. Harrison, Ashley Sebastian, Sandra Del Pino, Devora Kestel, Joanne Tay, Michelle Franklin, Mary Secco, Emily Wood, Jennifer Milburn, Jacob J. Shelley

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