Fostering Future HIV
Community Leaders
Public Health Boot Camp:
An Intensive Public Health
Training Institute
http://www.depaul.edu/~mph
ORGANIZERS
• Cynthia Tucker, MS
– Director of Prevention and Community Partnerships
– AIDS Foundation of Chicago
• Leah C. Neubauer, EdD, MA
-- Associate Director, Adolescent Community Health Research Group
-- Associate Director & Instructor, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
• Douglas Bruce, PhD., MSW
– Assistant Professor, Health Science & Master of Public Health Programs
• Gary W. Harper, PhD., MPH
– Director, Master of Public Health Program
– Professor, Department of Psychology
• Adam Conway
– AIDS United Coordinator, MA
– AIDS Foundation of Chicago
http://www.depaul.edu/~mph
Information Session Overview
• Introductions
• Boot Camp Overview
• Application Process Overview
• Boot Camp Experiences
• Contact Information
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Boot Camp Overview
• An intensive five-day certificate program provided by the AIDS
Foundation of Chicago and the DePaul University Master of Public
Health (MPH) Program.
• The intensive training program is designed to enhance AIDS
organizational leaders' professional knowledge of core public health
concepts.
• The Boot Camp will provide participants with the necessary tools to apply
what they have learned to actual HIV/AIDS programmatic activities.
• Participants will work with local and national experts in public health.
Other guest speakers will join the faculty in leading guest lectures and
discussions.
Boot Camp Overview
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The Boot Camp is divided into six core areas:
• Core Principles of Public Health
• Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health
• Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public
Health
• Evaluation and Research Methods in Public Health
• Public Policy and Advocacy in Public Health
• Organizational Communication and Development
in Public Health
Boot Camp Overview
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Benefits of the program include:
• Increased confidence and self-monitoring in career
development and leadership
• Improved understanding of the principles and practices of
public health in order to improve HIV program development
and management
• Improved leadership skills through: problem-solving,
reflection, continuous self- development, communication,
collaboration, teamwork, creativity, and change management.
Boot Camp Overview: Sample Sessions
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Organizational development issues in diverse public health settings
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Sustaining a public health program evaluation, and the ways that public health staff can ensure
that evaluations address health issues.
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Identifying, locating & utilizing multiple data sources in program planning and grant
applications
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Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health: Theories, Models & Methods
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Culturally Appropriate HIV Prevention in Diverse Communities
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Organizational Design: Budgets, Grants, & Financial Management
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Benefits and Challenges of Community- University Research Partnerships
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Coalitions, Community Mobilization & Public Health
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Structural Change: Targeting HIV at its Source
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Writing a Position Paper & Providing a Presentation to Legislators
Application Process: Required
Materials
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Application Form
Resume or curriculum vitae
Statement of Interest
Two completed Recommendation Forms in sealed envelopes
(the person completing your organizational support form
cannot complete one of your recommendation forms).
• One completed Organizational Support Form in a sealed
envelope (completed by your organization’s executive
director, chief executive, president, or other appropriate
official)
• Demographic information form (optional)
Application Process: Eligibility Requirements
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You are a mid-level professional with direct oversight of HIV-related prevention or care
activities and possess a minimum of 2-years work experience in HIV/AIDS services.
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You have the ability to actively participate in an academically rigorous training program.
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You have the ability to apply what you learn in the training program to a specific HIV
community and/or agency endeavor.
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You do not possess any formal or advanced training (MPH, DrPH or PhD) in public health.
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You are able to participate for the for the full duration of June 15- 19, 2014 without exception.
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You agree to accept lodging at the Club Quarters, 111 West Adams Street for the duration of
the program.
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You are willing to obtain two completed recommendation forms and one organizational
support form.
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If accepted, you will also be required to submit the non-refundable $300 enrollment fee.
Application Process: Timeline
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Applications are due no later than Wednesday, April 30th at 5:00pm.
Applications will be reviewed for completeness, and those that meet minimum
qualifications will be scored by a review committee. Finalists will be interviewed
in person the week of May 12th.
Selected applicants will be notified in writing by Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
Selected applicants must confirm their placement in the program no later than
Friday, June 6 2014 with payment of a non-refundable fee of $300 — the full
cost to participants for the week-long program.
Confirmed applicants will receive detailed instructions in June and other materials
to review ahead of the Boot Camp.
Confirmed applicants will check into Club Quarters on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at
2:00 p.m. to begin the program.
The program will conclude on the evening of Thursday, June 19, 2014 with a
recognition reception.
Application Process: Criteria for Applicant Evaluations
Boot Camp organizers anticipate accepting a total of 10 to 12
applicants to participate in the certificate program, which will
be highly competitive.
Criteria for evaluation include:
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Past and current work experience in HIV/AIDS
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The ability to actively participate in an academically rigorous program
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The ability to apply learning to HIV/AIDS programs
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The ability to facilitate learning to peers and/or community members, and
demonstrated leadership potential
Application Process
Please send completed applications to:
Leah C. Neubauer, EdD
Associate Director, Master of Public Health Program
DePaul University Master of Public Health Program
2219 North Kenmore Avenue, Room 461
Chicago, Illinois 60614
http://www.depaul.edu/~mph
Former Boot Camp Experiences
“Many people come into HIV prevention with a ton of passion and commitment.
Public Health Boot Camp is a terrific way to give them the skills they need to
harness all that passion to do the most good for their community.”
--Dan Wohlfeiler, Chief of Office of Policy and Communication of the California
Department of Public Health STD Control Branch, Public Health Boot Camp Presenter
“Since attending the program, I have transitioned from the Manager of the HIV
hotline and Manager of HIV Testing and Prevention to becoming the director of
both of those programs. The Public Health Boot Camp has played a critical role
in that transition and in my life both inside and outside of work. PHBC helped me
build the immense amount of organizational skills and managerial skills I
required to deal with the rapid growth that our agency has been experiencing.”
--Jill Dispenza, Director of the HIV Hotline and Director of HIV Testing &
Prevention at Center on Halsted, 2008 Public Health Fellow
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Former Boot Camp Experiences
“As a social worker by trade, the program has benefited me providing an
academic, public health perspective to the work that I do. It gave me multiple
different viewpoints and ideas for approaching supportive housing work. It
helped me see work through these different lenses and to better understand
HIV from an epidemiological perspective.”
--Dave Thomas, Director of Supportive Housing for the AIDS Foundation
of Chicago, 2008 Public Health Fellow
“AFC’s Public Health Boot Camp gave me the opportunity to gain and apply
key public health principles to a real world challenge. The Boot Camp provided
the space and information critical to developing a thoughtful action plan that
would mobilize diverse community support for female condoms in Chicago. The
basic outline borne out of the intense week laid the foundation for the creation
of a citywide coalition of community organizations dedicated to expanding
awareness, access, and use of female condoms.”
--Jessica Terlikowski, Director of the Chicago Female Condom Campaign
with AIDS Foundation of Chicago, 2008 Public Health Boot Camp
Participant
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Contacts
Leah C. Neubauer, EdD
MPH Associate Director
Email: lneubaue@depaul.edu
Phone: (773) 325-4768
Adam Conway
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Email: aconway@aidschicago.org