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Maryland School of Public Health – MD

By allied health world contributing writer
Published:  February 17th, 2010

The field of public health is a multifaceted career choice in the state of Maryland.  Specifically, current topics in the state of Maryland public health arena are H1N1 and seasonal flu, preparation for winter safety, control of infections, legionnaires' disease, prematurity, tracking of environmental and public health issues, and immunizations.  These topics are according to the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene of Maryland.  There are many career choices within Maryland public health.  One example is environmental health.  If you choose this career route, you may be working on the Maryland environmental public health tracking program.  Another example is Epidemiology.  By selecting this public health career, you may be working on the Maryland asthma control program.  Thirdly, if you select a biostatistician career path, you may be researching for an annual incident and mortality cancer report.  Lastly, by pursuing a career as a nutritionist in Maryland public health, you may be working with new mothers regarding nutrition and breastfeeding.  As you can see, there are numerous and exciting career choices in the state of Maryland for public health.  http://eh.dhmh.md.gov/default.aspx

Maryland Public Health Education

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is a stand-alone agency that is recognized by the US Department of Education.  This agency is allowed to accredit Maryland public health schools, as well as public health programs that are offered in a nontraditional school environment.  The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) represents the CEPH-accredited schools.  The ASPH strives to improve public health by continually researching and applying new tools for graduate and professional education.  They also partner with other agencies to advance the curriculum in public health schools.  Furthermore, the ASPH collects national data and educational trends related to public health.Currently the state of Maryland has one ASPH accredited school and one ASPH associate school.  The definition of an associate school is one that plans to become a fully accredited school of public health.  The school still needs to go through a formal review process given by the CEPH.  http://www.ceph.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Continuing Educational for Public Health Professionals in Maryland

Since the certified public health (CPH) credential is voluntary, the following information is in regards to renewal of the CPH credential.  To maintain CPH status, 50 hours of continuing education is required every two years.  Also, every 10 years a reassessment of skills is required.  A few examples of continuing education are reading accepted articles, administering a professional presentation, and engagement in a formal mentoring relationship.  www.publichealthexam.org/FAQs.cfm#MaintenanceofCertification

Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Public Health Professionals in Baltimore, Columbia, Silver Spring and Ellicot City, Maryland may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including the Franklin Square Hospital Center, Holy Cross Hospital, John Hopkins Medicine and Prince George’s Hospital Center.