
Teaching Public Health Writing
Jennifer Beard(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 13. October 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-19-757646-5 (ISBN)
Description
Clear, concise, engaging writing is critically important to public health practice. The Covid-19 pandemic has repeatedly thrown this fact into stark relief. No matter how hard we try, with the best intentions and evidence, public health professionals and researchers have struggled to communicate clear messages to the many audiences looking for information. The result has often been resistance, miscommunication, and deepening political division.
Teaching Public Health Writing is a call to action for schools and programs of public health. Jennifer Beard, drawing on her interdisciplinary background in population health and the humanities, argues that writing practice and mentoring need to be central components of the graduate and undergraduate public health curriculum. Public health students are learning to translate complex technical content from a wide array of disciplines into engaging documents for vastly different audiences. This learning experience can be time-consuming and anxiety-inducing. Teaching Public Health Writing--the first book in the new Teaching Public Health instructor series--prompts educators at every level to rethink the place of writing in public health education.
Using composition and public health theory, narrative examples, and detailed instructions from writing assignments used in public health classrooms across many disciplines and genres, Teaching Public Health Writing offers instructors a helpful guide to refresh or redesign in-course writing instruction and assignments. It ensures the next generation of public health professionals have the tools they need to communicate confidently and effectively.
Teaching Public Health Writing is a call to action for schools and programs of public health. Jennifer Beard, drawing on her interdisciplinary background in population health and the humanities, argues that writing practice and mentoring need to be central components of the graduate and undergraduate public health curriculum. Public health students are learning to translate complex technical content from a wide array of disciplines into engaging documents for vastly different audiences. This learning experience can be time-consuming and anxiety-inducing. Teaching Public Health Writing--the first book in the new Teaching Public Health instructor series--prompts educators at every level to rethink the place of writing in public health education.
Using composition and public health theory, narrative examples, and detailed instructions from writing assignments used in public health classrooms across many disciplines and genres, Teaching Public Health Writing offers instructors a helpful guide to refresh or redesign in-course writing instruction and assignments. It ensures the next generation of public health professionals have the tools they need to communicate confidently and effectively.
Reviews / Votes
This book is a fantastic application of the social-ecological model to writing! Jennifer Beard speaks clearly to public health instructors by using familiar approaches like harm reduction and student-centering in developing a road map for engagement with writing-learners. Her self-effacing narrative style makes Teaching Public Health Writing a fun must-read for teachers in the field. * Sara Mackenzie, Teaching Professor Emeritus, University of Washington * Writing the story of a population's health is our collective obligation. This essential book aims to prepare graduates to be competent writers and fulfill this critical duty. A priceless faculty resource! * Laura Magana, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-757646-5 (9780197576465)
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Person
Jennifer Beard, PhD, MA, MPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health where she is the Director of the Public Health Writing Program. She is an Assistant Director of Narrative in the BU Center for Antiracist Research, the Associate Editor of Public Health Post, and a co-founder of the Global Health Storytelling Program.
Author
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Global HealthClinical Associate Professor, Department of Global Health, Boston University School of Public Health
Content
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1: THEORY AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 1. Writing Across the Life Course
CHAPTER 2. When You Can't Remove the Pump Handle, Reduce Harm
CHAPTER 3. Designing Writing Assignments for Public Health Classes
CHAPTER 4. Assessment Involves Much More Than Assigning a Grade
PART 2: ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
CHAPTER 5. Examples of Public Health Writing Assignments
Epilogue
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1: THEORY AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 1. Writing Across the Life Course
CHAPTER 2. When You Can't Remove the Pump Handle, Reduce Harm
CHAPTER 3. Designing Writing Assignments for Public Health Classes
CHAPTER 4. Assessment Involves Much More Than Assigning a Grade
PART 2: ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS
CHAPTER 5. Examples of Public Health Writing Assignments
Epilogue