Collaboration and empowerment in Public Health Collaboration and empowerment are defined as a practical skill of leadership within the health systems, these strategies are vital components in the field of public health as demonstrated in the Albury-Wodonga Regional Health (Trede et al., 2016). With whom do you need to collaborate as a team? As a team we collaborated with the Albury-Wodonga healthcare service. This collaboration with the Albury-Wodonga healthcare service provides a significant event that aims to empower the region through unified advocacy (Trede et al., 2016). For instance, this collaboration leverages as a collective influence to champion the funding of a premier regional health service for the public health of the region.
Applying research to educate and empower individuals to become advocates for their own healthcare is one my greatest personal motivators. Having witnessed the power of using these skills to meet the healthcare needs of underserved communities increases my attraction to potentially serving with The Columbus Free Clinic. The opportunity to be mentored to gain the tools to better help others navigate their
The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to keep Americans safe and healthy by administering effective health and human services programs and fostering advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services. The Department is dedicated to serving Americans of all ages from the focus on quality early childhood education to continuing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act while protecting vulnerable populations and promoting science and innovation. The department is divided into our categories: health care, public health, research and development and human services. However, it has five distinct goals: strengthen health care, advance scientific knowledge and innovation, advance the health,
I am excited about the opportunity to share my insights and work with peers and faculty members to create positive change in the healthcare field. Comparatively, during my internship with the assessment team at California University of Science and Medicine, I was given the incredible opportunity to understand administration, team management, and technical skills comprehensively. Working with the medical school's software systems, I organized and delivered student assessment activities and information. In order to communicate effectively with delivery teams, I learned to collate large datasets and present them
After graduation, I would like to work in the research and statistics department for Medicare under their National Graduate Program to help improve the public health system by providing minority groups such as refugees and Indigenous Australians with better health care policies. Medicare provides access to many medical services, reduces the cost of prescriptions and gives free care to patients in in any public hospital. People who are eligible for Medicare receive free treatment by health1 professionals and other specialists and receive 75% of their money back for consultation fees if a person is in a private hospital.
Through this program I hope to learn the fundamentals of community based research, how to advocate for health policy, a most importantly how to educate communities on health. I believe that is the most rewarding thing I can get out of this program. Having the ability, the power, to change someone’s life, by just giving him or her basic health care knowledge is so empowering. Knowing that I changed that life, that because of me hopefully their health will better instead of worsen. Through this program I hope to learn from the community, to learn their experiences, which will allow me to be even more conscious of the disparities they are forced to face, hence causing me to ponder “how can this issue be fixed?”, “what policy can be implemented”?.
My decision to begin graduate coursework in Public Health was motivated by my suffering from a rare health condition during my time at Villanova, only to be further reinforced by a medical volunteer trip to Ghana, Africa. The field
From getting an indigent patient’s medical bills paid to educating a patient about a disease process so they could make the right medical decisions to teaching a colleague through understanding a difficult work process and so forth. Through this journey, what has become concrete is that my ultimate goal is to be in a position of leadership so I can be an effective agent of change in the implementation of health policy; advancement of a profession that has been true to me and have the expertise to educate others. Obtaining my education through this program will be advantageous because I shall gain a multifaceted education to further my ability to communicate clearly, think critically and analytically in every
The position also is a segue into my current educational goals, which are geared toward a Human Services Degree. Over the past twelve years I have worked in the health care field. While working in the various jobs I have had several administrative assistant duties, which included patient intake, data entry/analysis, inventory management, etc. As previously stated, this position consists of patient care and administrative both are predominant in my career growth. I have expanded knowledge of what this position requires over the course of twelve years. 2.
I always thought healthcare was affordable and accessible to all, but as I grew older I began to realize the many gaps present in our system. As a part of the Design Cultures and Creativity program, I look forward to exploring a way I can bridge the gap between healthcare and minority populations. Affordable healthcare is something I am extremely passionate about and am super excited to build upon this interest as a part of the DCC program. A connection between creativity and passion is something I seek in my undergraduate studies, and the DCC program perfectly fits my desires. Through the DCC program, I will explore new ways I can make a difference in my community and implement them in my future medical
I believe now more than ever is time for physicians to not only provide medical care, but collaborate with other sectors such as business, policy, tech and design to create a healthcare system that is able to provide efficient and affordable care for the millions of Americans. Something that has been missing from my family, and something through this collaborative effort could be provided to the millions of underserved
As I acquire the right skills, I can contribute my free time to volunteering at free health clinics or community health centers. This is my goal for my college education. I want to make a difference in my community’s health care, no matter how
Medea: Questions About Women and Femininity Euripides’ play, Medea, is an ambiguous narrative relating to feminism. Depending on one’s viewpoint, the eponymous character can either be one of the most unconventional delegates of women’s rights or an oblivious saboteur willing to undermine the cause. I believe the former, holding the opinion that Medea was a pioneer for feminism, being the original driving force behind breaking the stereotypes assigned to women. Although I also hold the stance that her impact is short-term due to the fact that her surrounding actions have overshadowed her ambitious acts.
After I graduate from with an MPH I plan to be certified as a public health professional and I aspire to work for organizations such as Center of Disease Control, World Health Organization, and United States Agency for International Development. I believe that George Washington University/Milken Institute School of Public Health will enable me to reach my goals in life and create a lasting impact in society. GW’s program is one of the leading public health universities in the United States and it would be an honor and an admirable trait to be able to attend and successfully graduate from a school of such prestige. In addition, the online format for the MPH program is conducive and beneficial to my learning experience due to its flexibility and attainability; it allows me to receive quality education while continuing with the rigors of life.
I strongly believe I am an excellent candidate for your program because I am focused, hard-working and passionate about offering help to communities. I also have good insight into the economic and infrastructural processes required to accomplish sustainable change in preventive medicine and generally in the healthcare sector of my country. Born and raised in rural southern Nigeria, I have traveled through various regions and even more frequently in the last three years, and am aware of the core health and economic challenges facing my country. A post-graduate training in public health will enable me to demonstrate wide competency in the field of public health, allow me to be effective as a credible voice for positive change to existing health programs and also provide a fine theoretical background to maximize the practical basis upon which I have practiced as a full time healthcare professional for the past two years and volunteered at various medical missions since my undergraduate years. This program will also allow me to relate to professionals who share my goals at both colleague and Faculty
