Schools/Programs
Center for American Indian Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The
Center provides specialized public health training
opportunities for American Indians and Alaska Native and
those interested in improving health in AI/AN communities.
Toward the goal to build local capacity in Native
communities, students explore public health and research
fundamentals specific to traditional and cultural wisdom.
The faculty at the Center partners with experts in AI/AN
and indigenous health issues from around the U.S. and the
world to provide educational opportunities. Scholarships
are available.
Emerging Leaders in Public
Health
African Americans, Native Americans/ Alaska Natives, Native
Hawaiian/ Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans, and Hispanics
are under-represented in public health leadership. The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's
program
Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH)
is designed to prepare the next generation of public health
leaders by identifying and training those individuals with
the talent to serve in significant leadership capacities in
the next decade.
This nine-month intensive program is targeted towards
minority individuals who are committed to careers in public
health. Scholars learn the essential skills necessary for
leading and managing in a turbulent public health
environment through a combination of on-site intensive
workshops, personalized coaching, action learning teams and
individualized leadership coaching.
Dwayne
Jarman,
DVM, MPH, is an alumnus of this
program.