Healthy People and Interested Students : Medical and Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Public Health

Little is known about health professions students' awareness and attitudes regarding public health in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess medical and pharmacy students' knowledge and interest in the Healthy People initiative as well as perceptions of public health content in their curricula. An electronic survey was distributed in March 2021 in seven schools across Ohio; participation was incentivized through a USD 5 donation to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks to aid in COVID-19 relief efforts (maximum USD 1000) for each completed survey. A total of 182 medical students and 233 pharmacy students participated (12% response rate). Less than one-third of respondents reported familiarity with Healthy People and correctly identified the latest edition. However, nearly all respondents agreed public health initiatives are valuable to the American healthcare system. Almost all students expressed a desire to practice interprofessionally to attain public health goals. Both medical and pharmacy students recognized core public health topics in their curricula, and nearly 90% wanted more information. These findings indicate that the majority of medical and pharmacy students in Ohio believe public health initiatives to be important, yet knowledge gaps exist regarding Healthy People. This information can guide curricular efforts and inform future studies of health professions students.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) - 9(2021), 4 vom: 28. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Boyd, Richard P [VerfasserIn]
DeVolld, Trate A [VerfasserIn]
DiPietro Mager, Natalie A [VerfasserIn]
Burke, William J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Healthy people programs
Journal Article
Preventive health services
Public health
Students, health occupations
Students, medical
Students, pharmacy

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Date Revised 03.12.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pharmacy9040176

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333798740