K-State MPH Faculty Advisory Council Minutes
February 10, 2012 – Trotter Hall, Mara Conference Center (4th Floor)
Members
Present:
Not Present:
MPH Office:
Canter, Cates, Chapes, Heinrich, Kastner, Kelly, McElroy, Montelone, Nutsch, Renter,
Rosenkranz, van der Merwe, Wang
Blair, Fung, Haub, Larson,
Stevenson
1. Dr. Cates called the meeting to order at 1:20 PM
2. Approval of minutes None
3. Old Business None
4. Information Items
Dr. Cates explained the makeup of the council and why a change in governance was needed to
address concerns raised by the CEPH consultant during the initial self-study document. Those in
attendance introduced themselves and indicated which emphasis area, department and/or
organization they represented.
There was a brief discussion concerning the informational items listed below, to inform the new
council members about the MPH program.
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List of MPH Faculty Advisory Council members (Attachment 1)
Key statistics of MPH Program (Attachment 2) (Updated on 2/14/2012 with 20th day
enrollment information)
List of current MPH Faculty (Attachment 3)
List of current MPH Advisors (Attachment 4) (Updated on 2/14/2012)
List of current Awards Committee members (Attachment 5)
Assessment Tool (draft) (Attachment 6) Note: Correction was made to Public Health Physical
Activity on the second page.
5. Discussion / Action Items Program Related Items
Dr. Cates used a PowerPoint presentation to lead the discussion (Attachment 7).
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Slide 2 – Organization structure for the MPH program. Dr. Cates pointed out that the solid
lines indicate the two Deans to whom the program directly reports—the Graduate School
and the College of Veterinary Medicine as the academic home of the program. The dashed
lines indicate the other partnering colleges/departments and governing committees.
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Primary faculty requirements for accreditation (Slide 4). Dr. Cates stressed the importance
of documenting the college/department commitments of faculty resources in their annual
plans of work. However, several faculty members commented that they had their annual
reviews with their department heads and that their public health responsibilities were not
mentioned.
K-State MPH Faculty Advisory Council Minutes
February 10, 2012 – Trotter Hall, Mara Conference Center (4th Floor)
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Other updates on accreditation (Slides 5, 6 and 7). Dr. Cates told the group that
accreditation is moving forward, and much work has been accomplished with the help of
the faculty. He has been working with the provost, deans and department heads to draft a
support agreement which aims at documenting a sustainable resource model for the
program.
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Roles of MPH Faculty Advisory Council (Slide 8). Slides lists the proposed roles of the council
and the group discussed other possibilities.

Application and admissions process (Slide 9). The current process was reviewed and a
discussion followed. Currently, there is no quota and no constraint as to the number of
students we may admit except for course capacity. The current instructions for the
Admission Narrative Statement/Statement of Objectives by the applicant needs to be
updated and changes. The group suggested that more information be included by the
prospective student to the admissions team (e.g., why they chose the field or Public Health
and when they see themselves doing with the MPH degree).
o
The new application process, as discussed, will be:
1. The MPH Office will receive all application materials and review them for
minimum qualifications. Applicants that do not meet the minimum Graduate
School requirements will be screened out.
2. Applications will then be forwarded to the appropriate emphasis area for review,
acceptance and advisor assignments.
3. The MPH Program office will make a notation in the e-mail when the applications
are sent to the emphasis area if the application has met the minimum
requirements or probationary requirements.
a. Infectious Diseases – Applications will be sent on a rotating basis to the 4
faculty members on the Advisory Council (Chapes, Larson, Renter, van der
Merwe)
b. Food Safety – Application will be sent to Justin Kastner
c. Public Health Nutrition – Application will be sent to Ric Rosenkranz
d. Public Health Physical Activity – Applications will be sent to both Mary
McElroy and Katie Heinrich
4. The admissions team will respond to the MPH Program office with their
recommendation on the application and a name for the advisor.
5. The MPH Program office will make the final recommendation to the Graduate
School.

Student assessment tool (Slide 10). Dr. Cates told the group that the Coordinating
Committee had recommended the tool be tested and used with Spring and Summer 2012
graduates. The assessment tool will be distributed to faculty when the student fills out the
form to schedule the final exam presentation.

Draft of Student Learning Objectives and Competencies by emphasis area (handed out at
meeting). The group discussed these proposed forms, which map competencies to the
required courses. A correction was made to Food Safety and Biosecurity’s first page. Once
the course and curriculum changes are approved by Faculty Senate, these documents will be
posted on the website for students. Dr. Cates reminded the group that at some point we
will need to map the competencies to course syllabi.
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K-State MPH Faculty Advisory Council Minutes
February 10, 2012 – Trotter Hall, Mara Conference Center (4th Floor)
6. Meetings Schedule
2nd Friday of each month (May is 1st Friday) at 1:15 to 2:45 PM in Mara Center (Trotter Hall)
--Next meeting: Friday, March 9th
7. Meeting adjourned at 2:30 PM
8. Action Items
#
1
2
3
Item
Corrections to handouts.
Update and revise the Admission Narrative Statement/
Statement of Objectives document.
Distribute assessment rubrics before final presentation
Responsible Party
MPH Program office
MPH Program office, then distribute to
Council for review and suggestions
MPH Program office
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Attachments
Attachment 1. List of MPH Faculty Advisory Council Members
Emphasis
Core Course
Taught
FSB Primary Faculty
FSB Primary Faculty
FSB Primary Faculty
IDZ Primary Faculty
IDZ Primary Faculty
IDZ Primary Faculty
DMP 806
DMP 708
PHN Primary Faculty
PHN Primary Faculty
PHN Primary Faculty
PHPA Primary Faculty
PHPA Primary Faculty
PHPA Primary Faculty
KIN 818
Core Course Instructor
Core Course Instructor
Core Course Instructor
STAT 701
DMP 754
HMD 720
Other
OHK
Representative
MPH Student
Representative
MPH Faculty Advisor Council
Member Name
Daniel Fung
Justin Kastner
Abby Nutsch
E-mail
dfung@ksu.edu
jkastner@ksu.edu
anutsch@ksu.edu
Deon van der Merwe
Stephen (Keith) Chapes
David Renter
dmerwe@vet.k-state.edu
skcbiol@ksu.edu
drenter@vet.k-state.edu
Mark Haub
Ric Rosenkranz
George Wang
haub@ksu.edu
ricardo@ksu.edu
wwang@ksu.edu
Katie Heinrich
Mary McElroy
Vacant -- New Hire
kmhphd@ksu.edu
mmcelroy@ksu.edu
Cliff Blair
Robert Larson
Deb Canter
cliff.blair@earthlink.net
rlarson@vet.k-state.edu
canter@ksu.edu
Beth Montelone
bethmont@ksu.edu
Eric Kelly
eek@k-state.edu
Source: CEPH Accreditation Criteria for Public Health Programs Amended June, 2011
An accredited public health program must have at least three primary faculty for each concentration offered and
for a generalist degree, if offered.
Primary faculty members are full-time university employees. Primary faculty spend a majority of time/effort (.50
FTE or greater) on activities associated with the public health program. These activities must include regular
responsibility for a public health class or classes. Research and service effort should be included in the FTE if the
project impacts the public health program and its students.
Faculty with nine-month contracts may constitute primary faculty if nine-month contracts are usual practice at
the university.
Overall adequacy of resources relates to the ability of the program to assure the continuity of its degree programs
and meet its commitments to students and other constituents. The probable stability of resources is a factor in
evaluating resource adequacy.
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Attachments
Attachment 2. Key statistics of MPH Program (
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Attachments
Attachment 3. List of current MPH Faculty
MPH Faculty
Name
Fung,Daniel
Kastner,Justin
Nutsch,Abbey
Kastner,Curtis
Marsden,James
Phebus,Randall
Retzlaff,Deanna
Smith,J
Galitzer,Steven
Gordon, Joye
Harris,Brandonn
McDaniel,Brenda
Chapes,Stephen
Renter,David
Van Der Merwe,Deon
Cates, Michael
Chengappa,M
Ganta,Roman
Hanlon,Cathleen A
Kuchanich, Kate
Larson,Robert
Montelone,Beth
Mosier,Derek
Nagaraja,Tiruvoor
Narayanan, Sanjeev
Nguyen,Thu
Oberst,Richard
Payne,Patricia
Powell,Douglas
Renberg, Walter
Sanderson,Michael
Scott, H. Morgan
Wilkerson, Melinda
Zurek,Ludek
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Area
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB
FSB
General
General
General
General
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
Name
Haub,Mark D
Rosenkranz, Ric
Wang, George
Barrett,Elizabeth
Canter,Deborah
Chambers IV,Edgar
Gould,Rebecca
Grunewald,Katharine
Higgins,Mary
Kidd,Tandalayo
Lindsheild, Brian
Medeiros,Denis
Peters,Paula
Procter,Sandra
Heinrich,Katie
McElroy,Mary
Vacant
Barstow,Thomas
Dzewaltowski,David
Harms,Craig
Musch,Timothy
Poole, David
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Primary
Area
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
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Attachments
Attachment 4. List of current MPH Advisors
Advisor Total
Cates-12
Fung-1
Retzlaff-1
Cates-15
Chapes-1
Chengappa-2
Ganta-2
Hanlon-2
Kastner-4
Kuchanich-2
Larson-10
Advisor
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Fung
Retzlaff
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Cates
Chapes
Chengappa
Chengappa
Ganta
Ganta
Hanlon
Hanlon
Kastner
Kastner
Kastner
Kastner
KuKanich
KuKanich
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Larson
Student LastName
Clark
Do
Ehler
Hood
Johnson
Menninger-Corder
Otuonye
Owens
Primiano
Prue
Schofield
Stukey
Liu
Szatkowski
Abel
Bhatt
Bredenberg
Chhokar
Coleman
Horton
Kuchimov
McCullough-Culver
Nelson
Sergeeva
Sourou
Wenzel
Wert
Whisler
Yadav
Banfield
Gehring
Tarman (Sterneker)
Johansen
Moore
Pees
Young
Engel
Guvele
McKenna
Sents
Kaur
Thompson
Banks
Davenport
England
Gibson
Hessman
Lawn
Modi
Moser
Pickett
Reece
Area
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
Cert
FS
FS
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
Advisor Total
Montelone-2
Mosier-1
Nagaraja-3
Narayanan-2
Nguyen-2
Nutsch-1
Oberst-1
Payne-2
Powell-1
Renberg-2
Renter-3
Sanderson-5
Scott-1
van der Merwe-2
Wilkerson-1
Haub-1
Higgins-1
Kidd-1
Peters-1
Procter-3
Rosenkranz-1
Dzewaltowski-1
Heinrich-5
McElroy-4
Advisor
Montelone
Montelone
Mosier
Nagaraja
Nagaraja
Nagaraja
Narayanan
Narayanan
Nguyen
Nguyen
Nutsch
Oberst
Payne
Payne
Powell
Renberg
Renberg
Renter
Renter
Renter
Sanderson
Sanderson
Sanderson
Sanderson
Sanderson
Scott
van der Merwe
van der Merwe
Wilkerson
Haub
Higgins
Kidd
Peters
Procter
Procter
Procter
Rosenkranz
Dzewaltowski
Heinrich
Heinrich
Heinrich
Heinrich
Heinrich
McElroy
McElroy
McElroy
McElroy
Student LastName
Choma
Kerns
Abu-Ali
Beilke
Kelly
Smith
Davis
Engelman
Melia
Schroeder
Lopez
Pepper
DeVore
Roof
Erdozain
Bonnelly
Marshall
Garvey
Harris
Hull
Bradford
Bradley
Grace
Heinrich
Janzing
Glaum
Bright
Kenne
Timmins
Rall
Paetau-Robinson
Han
Bono
Bauer
Ndlela
Taylor
Johnson
Schenkelberg
O'Neal
Banks
Lightner
Osler
Warner
Hoffman
Seiler
Shafer
Steele
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Area
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
IDZ
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHN
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
PHPA
Attachments
Attachment 5. List of current Awards Committee members
MPH Awards Committee
Name
Heinrich, Katie
Kelly, Eric
Mosier, Derek
Nutsch, Abbey
Procter, Sandra
Area
Public Health Physical Activity
MPH Student Representative
Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses
Food Safety/Biosecurity
Public Health Nutrition
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Attachments
Attachment 6. Assessment Tool (draft)
Master of Public Health Degree Assessment
Student
Emphasis
Food Safety Biosecurity
Instructions: The competencies expected of MPH graduates are listed below and on the reverse side. As supervisory
committee members, please assess each competency to the best of your ability and check one box on each line: Does Not
Meet Expectations; Meets Expectations with Some Weakness; Meets Expectations with No Weaknesses; or Clearly Exceeds
Expectations.
Turn in the form (or a copy of the form) to the MPH Program Office. All information is confidential and will be used for
programmatic assessment; individual data will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the program office.
Knowledge and Skills
Social and
Behavioral
Sciences
Health Services
Administration
Epidemiology
Environmental
Health
Biostatistics
Demonstrate competencies in each of the five core areas of public health and in
at least one area of emphasis.
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
weakness
No
weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Apply descriptive and inferential methodologies for testing specific
public health or research hypotheses according to the type of study
design and measurement scale.
Apply basic informatics techniques in the acquisition of public
health data and in the analysis of survey and experiential designs.
Describe genetic, social and psychological factors that affect health
outcomes following exposure to environmental hazards.
Explain the general mechanisms of toxicity in eliciting an adverse
response to various environmental exposures.
Describe current environmental risk assessment methods, and be
able to specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling
environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
Properly calculate and use measures of disease, injuries, and death
in human populations (e.g., prevalence, incidence, relative risk,
attributable risk, population attributable risk, etc.) to describe
problem magnitude; and to investigate associations to such
consideration as age, gender/sex, race, occupation, social
characteristics, diet, and environment.
Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data, and identify
the data’s strengths and limitations.
Comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the
collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiological
data.
Recognize how the roles and interaction between various
stakeholders in the healthcare system (including health care
providers, other members of the healthcare workforce, consumers
of healthcare, etc.) impact the accessibility of healthcare.
Describe the demographic trends which impact healthcare, and in
turn, public health in the United States.
Identify basic theories, concepts, and models from a range of social
and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health
intervention and policies.
Identify the causes of social and behavioral factors that affect the
health of individuals and populations with specific emphasis on
underserved populations.
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Food Safety and Biosecurity
Area of Emphasis Competencies
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Describe the challenges and solutions for food safety, biosecurity, and
defense issues in the food production continuum.
Categorize specific threats to the food system and scientifically
identify how each can be prevented, controlled, and/or mitigated in
the food production system.
Identify and categorize risks in the food system; Describe approaches
to assessing and managing risk in the food system.
Describe how food safety and biosecurity policies, globalization, and
international trade influence public health.
Develop and illustrate effective strategies to communicate public
health/food safety issues to a variety of audiences.
Integration
Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills to solve problems and
to produce scholarly work in a culminating experience in the form of a thesis,
report, and/or community-based field project.
Comments: Please provide comments, especially for strengths or weaknesses in particular competencies.
Please sign, date and indicate if you are the major professor or a committee member.
Signature
Major Professor
Date
Committee Member
Return via Campus Mail to: Dr. Michael Cates
MPH Program Office
311 Trotter Hall
Campus
Questions? – Call 532-2042
Or, if easier you may scan and e-mail to:
cates@ksu.edu or
mphealth@ksu.edu
Thank you!
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Attachments
Master of Public Health Degree Assessment
Student
Emphasis Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
Instructions: The competencies expected of MPH graduates are listed below and on the reverse side. As supervisory
committee members, please assess each competency to the best of your ability and check one box on each line: Does Not
Meet Expectations; Meets Expectations with Some Weakness; Meets Expectations with No Weaknesses; or Clearly Exceeds
Expectations.
Turn in the form (or a copy of the form) to the MPH Program Office. All information is confidential and will be used for
programmatic assessment; individual data will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the program office.
Knowledge and Skills
Social and
Behavioral
Sciences
Health Services
Administration
Epidemiology
Environmental
Health
Biostatistics
Demonstrate competencies in each of the five core areas of public health and in
at least one area of emphasis.
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
weakness
No
weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Apply descriptive and inferential methodologies for testing specific
public health or research hypotheses according to the type of study
design and measurement scale.
Apply basic informatics techniques in the acquisition of public
health data and in the analysis of survey and experiential designs.
Describe genetic, social and psychological factors that affect health
outcomes following exposure to environmental hazards.
Explain the general mechanisms of toxicity in eliciting an adverse
response to various environmental exposures.
Describe current environmental risk assessment methods, and be
able to specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling
environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
Properly calculate and use measures of disease, injuries, and death
in human populations (e.g., prevalence, incidence, relative risk,
attributable risk, population attributable risk, etc.) to describe
problem magnitude; and to investigate associations to such
consideration as age, gender/sex, race, occupation, social
characteristics, diet, and environment.
Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data, and identify
the data’s strengths and limitations.
Comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the
collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiological
data.
Recognize how the roles and interaction between various
stakeholders in the healthcare system (including health care
providers, other members of the healthcare workforce, consumers
of healthcare, etc.) impact the accessibility of healthcare.
Describe the demographic trends which impact healthcare, and in
turn, public health in the United States.
Identify basic theories, concepts, and models from a range of social
and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health
intervention and policies.
Identify the causes of social and behavioral factors that affect the
health of individuals and populations with specific emphasis on
underserved populations.
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Attachments
Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
Area of Emphasis Competencies
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Understand and be able to describe the ecology and modes of disease
causation of infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and
fungi.
Describe the current understanding of host immune response to
infection and the understand role of vaccination in infectious disease
control.
Understand the influence of space/geography, insect vectors, toxic
plants and other toxin sources, as well as infectious agents on
infectious disease and food safety.
Understand how disease events and risk factors for disease are
quantified and compared.
Develop and demonstrate effective strategies to communicate public
health/ infectious disease issues to a variety of audiences.
Integration
Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills to solve problems and
to produce scholarly work in a culminating experience in the form of a thesis,
report, and/or community-based field project.
Comments: Please provide comments, especially for strengths or weaknesses in particular competencies.
Please sign, date and indicate if you are the major professor or a committee member.
Signature
Major Professor
Date
Committee Member
Return via Campus Mail to: Dr. Michael Cates
MPH Program Office
311 Trotter Hall
Campus
Questions? – Call 532-2042
Or, if easier you may scan and e-mail to:
cates@ksu.edu or
mphealth@ksu.edu
Thank you!
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Attachments
Master of Public Health Degree Assessment
Student
Emphasis Public Health Nutrition
Instructions: The competencies expected of MPH graduates are listed below and on the reverse side. As
supervisory committee members, please assess each competency to the best of your ability and check one box on
each line: Does Not Meet Expectations; Meets Expectations with Some Weakness; Meets Expectations with No
Weaknesses; or Clearly Exceeds Expectations.
Turn in the form (or a copy of the form) to the MPH Program Office. All information is confidential and will be
used for programmatic assessment; individual data will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the program
office.
Knowledge and Skills
Social and
Behavioral
Sciences
Health Services
Administration
Epidemiology
Environmental
Health
Biostatistics
Demonstrate competencies in each of the five core areas of public health and in
at least one area of emphasis.
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
weakness
No
weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Apply descriptive and inferential methodologies for testing specific
public health or research hypotheses according to the type of study
design and measurement scale.
Apply basic informatics techniques in the acquisition of public
health data and in the analysis of survey and experiential designs.
Describe genetic, social and psychological factors that affect health
outcomes following exposure to environmental hazards.
Explain the general mechanisms of toxicity in eliciting an adverse
response to various environmental exposures.
Describe current environmental risk assessment methods, and be
able to specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling
environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
Properly calculate and use measures of disease, injuries, and death
in human populations (e.g., prevalence, incidence, relative risk,
attributable risk, population attributable risk, etc.) to describe
problem magnitude; and to investigate associations to such
consideration as age, gender/sex, race, occupation, social
characteristics, diet, and environment.
Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data, and identify
the data’s strengths and limitations.
Comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the
collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiological
data.
Recognize how the roles and interaction between various
stakeholders in the healthcare system (including health care
providers, other members of the healthcare workforce, consumers
of healthcare, etc.) impact the accessibility of healthcare.
Describe the demographic trends which impact healthcare, and in
turn, public health in the United States.
Identify basic theories, concepts, and models from a range of social
and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health
intervention and policies.
Identify the causes of social and behavioral factors that affect the
health of individuals and populations with specific emphasis on
underserved populations.
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Attachments
Public Health Nutrition
Area of Emphasis Competencies
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Does Not
Meet
Expectations
Meets
Expectations
Some
No
weakness weakness
Clearly
Exceeds
Expectations
Demonstrate information literacy through the acquisition of public
health nutrition knowledge and skills necessary to locate, understand,
and evaluate and use that information efficiently and effectively for
public health practice.
Translate research into practice through skills in nutrition surveillance,
policy, program planning and evaluation, management, information
dissemination and oral and written communication.
Utilize advanced principles of health literacy, including critical thinking
skills, literature searches, data collection and interpretation, necessary
for the implementation and administration of population-based food,
nutrition and health services.
Integrate knowledge of human nutrition principles with
epidemiological concepts in order to improve population health and
reduce disease risk.
Develop and illustrate effective strategies to communicate public
health/nutrition issues to a variety of audiences.
Integration
Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills to solve problems and
to produce scholarly work in a culminating experience in the form of a thesis,
report, and/or community-based field project.
Comments: Please provide comments, especially for strengths or weaknesses in particular competencies.
Please sign, date and indicate if you are the major professor or a committee member.
Signature
Major Professor
Date
Committee Member
Return via Campus Mail to: Dr. Michael Cates
MPH Program Office
311 Trotter Hall
Questions? – Call 532-2042 Campus
Or, if easier you may scan and e-mail to:
cates@ksu.edu or
mphealth@ksu.edu
Thank you!
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Attachments
Master of Public Health Degree Assessment
Student
Emphasis Public Health Physical Activity
Instructions: The competencies expected of MPH graduates are listed below and on the reverse side. As
supervisory committee members, please assess each competency to the best of your ability and check one box on
each line: Does Not Meet Expectations; Meets Expectations with Some Weakness; Meets Expectations with No
Weaknesses; or Clearly Exceeds Expectations.
Turn in the form (or a copy of the form) to the MPH Program Office. All information is confidential and will be
used for programmatic assessment; individual data will not be disclosed to anyone outside of the program
office.
Knowledge and Skills
Social and
Behavioral
Sciences
Health Services
Administration
Epidemiology
Environmental
Health
Biostatistics
Demonstrate competencies in each of the five core areas of public health and in
at least one area of emphasis.
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Apply descriptive and inferential methodologies for testing specific
public health or research hypotheses according to the type of study
design and measurement scale.
Apply basic informatics techniques in the acquisition of public
health data and in the analysis of survey and experiential designs.
Describe genetic, social and psychological factors that affect health
outcomes following exposure to environmental hazards.
Explain the general mechanisms of toxicity in eliciting an adverse
response to various environmental exposures.
Describe current environmental risk assessment methods, and be
able to specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling
environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety.
Properly calculate and use measures of disease, injuries, and death
in human populations (e.g., prevalence, incidence, relative risk,
attributable risk, population attributable risk, etc.) to describe
problem magnitude; and to investigate associations to such
consideration as age, gender/sex, race, occupation, social
characteristics, diet, and environment.
Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiologic data, and identify
the data’s strengths and limitations.
Comprehend basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the
collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of epidemiological
data.
Recognize how the roles and interaction between various
stakeholders in the healthcare system (including health care
providers, other members of the healthcare workforce, consumers
of healthcare, etc.) impact the accessibility of healthcare.
Describe the demographic trends which impact healthcare, and in
turn, public health in the United States.
Identify basic theories, concepts, and models from a range of social
and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health
intervention and policies.
Identify the causes of social and behavioral factors that affect the
health of individuals and populations with specific emphasis on
underserved populations.
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Public Health Physical Activity
Area of Emphasis Competencies
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Develop evidence-based knowledge of the relationship between
physical activity and population health.
Understand how social, behavioral and cultural factors contribute to
participation in physical activity.
Understand how social and behavioral theory and frameworks are
used in programs designed to promote physical activity in community
settings.
Develop skills for creating and evaluating physical activity
interventions in diverse community settings.
Develop the ability to collaboratively communicate with public health
officials and other community partners to promote physical activity in
community settings.
Understand exercise physiology and related exercise science.
Integration
Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and skills to solve problems and
to produce scholarly work in a culminating experience in the form of a thesis,
report, and/or community-based field project.
Comments: Please provide comments, especially for strengths or weaknesses in particular competencies.
Please sign, date and indicate if you are the major professor or a committee member.
Signature
Major Professor
Date
Committee Member
Return via Campus Mail to: Dr. Michael Cates
MPH Program Office
311 Trotter Hall
Questions? – Call 532-2042 Campus
Or, if easier you may scan and e-mail to:
cates@ksu.edu or
mphealth@ksu.edu
Thank you!
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