Mentoring Organization Registry (MOR) This project was developed for 2014 National Public Health Week to help educators engage high school and early college students in public health concepts, activities, volunteerism and careers in public health. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to achieve your goals. Cyndi Billian Stern, MA, MPH Pamela Kilbey-Fox, MPH [email protected][email protected]CT Public Health Association Mentoring Organization Registry The 2014 Public Health Film Festival
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CT Public Health Association Mentoring Organization Registry
Mentoring Organization Registry (MOR)
This project was developed for 2014 National Public Health Week to help educators engage high school and early college students in public health concepts, activities, volunteerism and careers in public health. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to achieve your goals.
CT Public Health Association Mentoring Organization Registry
What is Public Health?Everything we do to PREVENT and PROTECT populations from disease, disasters and injury.
Everything we do to PROMOTE good health from access to healthy food, clean air and water, to walkable neighborhoods to policies and information that help everyone LIVE WELL.
What is Public Health?The Difference Between Public Health and Medical Care
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What are Some Careers in Public Health?
EpidemiologistsScientists and ResearchersHealth Policymakers Public Health Physicians and Nurses Occupational Health and Safety Professionals
Social WorkersEnvironmental Health ProfessionalsNutritionists Emergency Responders Food Inspectors Health Educators
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What is Public Health? videosThis is Public Health (3 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkGx6gRGIY&list=UUHlzppBTg2w8NbZOIWbb5Yg From Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, shows how how public health impacts our daily lives.
Together, We Can Do Better, (3:07 min) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TCzebI--T8 From The American Public Health Association, shows economic and health consequences when public health is ignored.
What Makes a Community Healthy? (2 minutes) http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/resources/what-makes-community-healthy-or-unhealthy
What surprised you the most? Which video did you like the most?
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Outbreaks and EpidemicsOutbreak Investigations (2:47 min)
http://www.animalplanet.com/tv- shows/other/videos/killer-outbreaks-e-coli-0157.htm E. Coli 0157 is a rare strain of the E. Coli bacteria and can be spread through food, water and human touch. An E Coli. 0157 victim can already be in a life-or-death situation by the time they're diagnosed.
Let’s treat Violence like a Contagious Disease (14:08 minutes) http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_slutkin_let_s_treat_violence_like_a_contagious_disease
Dr. Gary Slutkin is an epidemiologist, who after battling AIDS in Africa, applied similar epidemiological techniques to stop gun violence in America.
What careers did you learn about in this video? Name some of the techniques that epidemiologist use to stop the spread of disease.
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Power of Public Health Statistics
The Magic Washing Machine (9:15 minutes)http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_and_the_magic_washing_machine
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Let my Dataset Change your Mindset (19:56)http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_at_state
Hans Rosling, Physician, statistician and world health expert, shows how developing nations are becoming healthier and wealthier using playful, animated statistical software!
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Health Promotion Public Health Wash Your Hands:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycDkw_gThhc
This culturally sensitive video produced by Newtown HS Public Health 101 Students won a World Health Organization Award. Basic knowledge regarding hand washing, but from the Public Health perspective.
What are the root causes of the problem that video addresses?
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Health Promotion
A Message to Health Care Professionals: Teen Pregnancy (2:37 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjdd41VbNvk&list=UUiMg06DjcUk5FRiM3g5sqoQ&index=71&feature=plpp_video
Teens cover facts about teen pregnancy and STD prevention as they urge health care professionals to talk to their teen patients about contraception.
What are the root causes of this problem?
What groups might oppose solutions to the problem addressed in this video?
Environmental HealthBuilt Environment and Public Health (5:24 min) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7TiDS6hcJI This video describes the impact that the built environment has on improving physical activity, decreasing obesity and social isolation its relationship to a healthier community.
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What is the built environment like in your community?How can you help to improve it? Who/what groups do you need to help?
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Environmental HealthThe Toxic Baby (17:48 min) https://www.ted.com/talks/tyrone_hayes_penelope_jagessar_chaffer_the_toxic_baby A filmmaker uncovers the impact that exposure to chemicals during her pregnancy could have on her child.
What groups might oppose fixing this problem? What other obstacles exist?What careers did you learn about in this video?
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Environmental HealthThe Water Crisis 2.50 Minutes
http://water.org Matt Damon, narrator, supporter and spokesperson of this international organization, states striking facts about the importance of access to clean water worldwide, noting, “More people have cellphones than toilets.”
What surprised you the most about this video/topic?
What are some solutions to improve health outcomes covered in this video…and how can you help?
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CPHA Mentoring Organization RegistryAmerican Cancer Society Black Women’s Health CouncilCentral CT Area Health Education Center (AHEC)Central Connecticut Health DistrictConnecticut Children's Medical CenterDanbury Health and Housing DepartmentCT Association of Directors of HealthCT Department of Public HealthCT Partnership for Public Health Workforce DevelopmentDelta Omega Beta Rho, University of CT East Hartford Department of Health and Human ServicesEast Shore Health DistrictFarmington Valley Health DistrictGuilford Health DepartmentHartford Health and Human Services Dept.Institute of Community Research
Health Occupations Students of America, CT ChapterHispanic Health CouncilLedge Light Health DistrictNew Britain Health DepartmentNew Haven Health DepartmentPlanned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandPlainville-Southington Regional Health DistrictSouthern Connecticut State University Department of Public HealthSouthern Connecticut State University Public Health SocietySouthwestern CT Area Health Education CenterUniversity of St. Joseph University of HartfordUniversity of CT Master of Public Health ProgramUniversity of CT, Public HealthWest Haven Health DepartmentYale School of Public Health
