Contexts and priorities: Reflections on developing a master of public health program in India

Mishra, Arima and Pradyumna, Adithya and Gundi, Mukta and Pinto, Edward Premdas and Saligram, Prasanna (2024) Contexts and priorities: Reflections on developing a master of public health program in India. Pedagogy in Health Promotion.

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Abstract

While the recent COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated attention to the public health challenges of our times, many of these concerns are certainly not new. There are multiple public health concerns including the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, health risks due to environmental degradation and climate change, and re-emergence of several communicable diseases. Responses to these challenges, including educational responses, have often been reductionist and hence found to be inadequate. There has been an increasing global recognition of the need for transformative education to address the complex health challenges of the 21st century. In this article, we discuss one such effort in designing a public health education program in India that echoes the sentiment of transformative learning that is contextual, competency-driven, trans disciplinary, reflective, and collaborative. We discuss how these aspects of learning were reflected and considered through a series of internal deliberations within the university and external consultations with different stakeholders. This process involved examining existing gaps in public health education, articulating the core competencies, developing the curriculum, and envisaging students’ contribution to public health practice in India.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Mishra, Arima and Pradyumna, Adithya and Gundi, Mukta and Pinto, Edward Premdas and Saligram, Prasanna
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5774
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