School of Public and Community Health Sciences
We have the chance to build a new kind of cathedral... a virtual cathedral... dedicated to global health. The tools, organization and resources are improving. Will the architects and builders, and managers, and laborers... be equal to the task?
-Dr. William Foege, Senior Fellow with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The University of Montana Public Health Programs
The University of Montana offers unique online, digital learning programs leading to a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Certificate of Public Health (CPH). This is the only MPH degree program in Montana. The Montana Board of Regents approved these programs in March 2005. The first class of MPH students was admitted for the fall semester of 2006. The focus of our programs to prepare public health practitioners who will use global insight to improve the health of people in rural areas.
Download a brochure of the UM Public Health Programs
Our Mission
The mission of the UM MPH program is to provide distance-based learning activities, supported by scholarship and service activities, to prepare public health practitioners who will use global insight to improve the health of the people of Montana and other rural areas.
ACCREDITATION:
Accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of self-study and external review intended to evaluate, enhance and publicly recognize quality in programs of public health and schools of public health. The University of Montana MPH program is currently seeking CEPH accreditation. The program has completed its self-study process and hosted a CEPH site visit on October 17-18, 2011. The CEPH Board of Councilors will meet June 21-23, 2012 and discuss the results of the Montana MPH site visit and render an accreditation decision at the conclusion of the meeting. Program officials will receive written notification of the Board decision within 30 days of the Board meeting.
The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in other university settings.
The UM MPH program will host a site visit from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for our initial accreditation October 17-18, 2011.
SPCHS MPH Self-Study- 2011
Appendix A- Mission Statements
Appendix B- Collective Bargaining Agreement
Appendix C- Unit Standards
Appendix D- Handbook
Appendix D- Handbook Appendices
Appendix E- Operating Budget
Appendix F- Formal Agreements
Appendix G- Competency Matrices
Appendix H- Student Competencies Matrix
Appendix I- Course Evaluation Instrument
Appendix J- Recruiting Materials. Brochure
Appendix J- Recruiting Materials. Fair
Appendix J- Recruiting Materials. Poster
SPCHS NEWS!!
Congratulations on the new appointment!
BIG congratulations to Tracy Knoedler on her appointment as the new Clinic Director for Community Health Partners in Bozeman, Montana.
Congratulations on the new appointment!
BIG congratulations to Erin Gael Chambers on her appointment as a consultant to the Alameda Health Consortium, leading the Patient Centered Medical Home Demonstration Project for the Ryan White Part C Grant. The PCMH project aims to expand, systematize, and institutionalize existing elements of the patient centered medical home model within the network of 6 agencies providing care for HIV positive individuals in Alameda County, California.
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Regional Network Steering Committee
Dr. Craig Molgaard of the School of Public and Community Health Sciences, attended a Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Regional Network Steering Committee meeting at the University of Washington School of Public Health in Seattle, Washington. Directors of MPH programs from the Northwest States serve on the Steering Committee for the Regional Network.
Amanda Golbeck elected to membership in the international Statistical institute
Dr. Amanda Golbeck of the School of Public and Community Health Sciences (President of the national Caucus for Women in Statistics and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association) was elected to membership in the International Statistical Institute (ISI) in Dublin, Ireland on August 26, 2011 at the 58th World Statistics Congress of the ISI.
Elected members are elected by virtue of their contributions to the development or application of statistical methods, administration of statistical services, or development and improvement of statistical education.
The ISI has elected members from 105 countries. The United States has 550 elected members. Dr. Golbeck is the only elected member from the state of Montana.
CONGRATULATIONS, JOHN FELTON, MPH, MBA, FACHE
BIG congratulations to University of Montana public health program alumnus John Felton on his appointment to the positions of President & CEO of RiverStone Health, Health Officer for Yellowstone County, and CEO of RiverStone Health Clinic!
JUST PUBLISHED!!
Felton J, and Golbeck AL. (2011). Inter-jurisdictional Collaboration: Public Health Officials versus County Commissioners. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 17(1):E14-E21.
SPCHS Faculty member Annjeanette Belcourt -Ditloff, PhD and recent graduate Erin Bills, MPH had articles accepted to the Spring/Summer issue of Northwest Public Health. Dr. Belcourt co-authored "Tribal Borders: Confronting Health Disparities and Accessible Care" with Gyda Swaney, PhD, and Gordon Belcourt, Executive Director of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council. Erin's submission is titled "Social Capital in Libby, Montana: Barriers to Forming Support Networks" based on her MPH practicum and research work. Dr. Craig Molgaard, PhD, MPH, Chair and Professor, SPCHS sits on the editorial board of Northwest Public Health.
Your photos and submissions welcome for future issues!
RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS - 2010
John Felton received the “Student Prize for Outstanding Research or Creative Activities in the Study of Public Health” for Inter-jurisdictional Collaboration: Local Public Health Officials versus County Commissioners completed with co-author and SPCHS Professor Amanda Golbeck (in press, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice).
Faculty members Kathy Humphries, Tom Seekins, and Meg Traci will be recognized for their project Nutritional Intervention Improves Menu Adequacy in Group Homes for Adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (Disability and Health Journal, vol. 2, issue 3, July 2009) with the “Faculty Prize for Outstanding Research or Creative Activities in the Study of Public Health” for 2010
Research committee releases 2009-2010 research report
The SPCHS Research Committee under Chair Amanda Golbeck announce the publication of the 2009-2010 Research Report. Thanks to all who contributed to this important document.
Academic Calendar 2011-2012
Autumn Semester, 2011
August 22 (Mon)...........................................International Student Orientation Begins
August 25-26 (Thurs-Fri)...........................................Autumn Semester Orientation
August 29 (Mon).....................................................................................Classes Begin
September 5 (Mon)........................................................................Labor Day, Holiday
October 24-November 4........................................Spring 2012 Registration Begins
November 11 (Fri).......................................................................Veterans Day, Holiday
November 23 (Wed)......................................Student Travel Day, No Classes Held
November 24-25 (Thurs-Fri)...................................................Thanksgiving Vacation
December 9 (Fri)....................................................................Last Regular Class Day
December 10-11 (Sat-Sun)......................................................................Study Days
December 12-16 (Mon-Fri).........................................................Final Examinations
Winter Session, 2012
January 3 (Tues).......................................................Winter Session Classes Begin
January 16 (Mon)....................................................Martin Luther King Day, Holiday
January 20 (Fri)............................................................Winter Session Classes End
Spring Semester, 2012
January 17 (Tues)...................................International Student Orientation Begins
January 19-20 (Thurs-Fri)..........Semester Begins, Orientation and Registration
January 23 (Mon).................................................................................Classes Begin
February 20 (Mon)..............................................................Presidents' Day, Holiday
April 2-6 (Mon-Fri)..............................................................................Spring Vacation*
April 9-20............................................................Autumn 2012 Registration Begins
May 4 (Fri)...........................................................................Last Regular Class Day
May 5-6 (Sat-Sun).....................................................................................Study Days
May 7-11 (Mon-Fri)......................................................................Final Examinations
May 12 (Sat)....................................................................................Commencement
Summer Session, 2012 (revised as of July 14, 2011)
May 21 - June 22...............................................First Five-Week Summer Session
May 28 (Mon)...................................................................Memorial Day, Holiday
June 25 - July 27.............................................Second Five-Week Summer Session
May 21 - July 27..........................................................Ten-Week Summer Session
July 4 (Wed)...................................................................Independence Day, Holiday
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