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. 2008 Feb;122(2):201-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.013. Epub 2007 Sep 21.

The three domains of public health: an internationally relevant basis for public health education?

Allison Thorpe  1 , Siân Griffiths, Tony Jewell, Fiona Adshead
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The three domains of public health: an internationally relevant basis for public health education?

Allison Thorpe et al. Public Health. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

By focusing on the Masters of Public Health course, this study took a pragmatic approach to exploring the interface between public health education and public health practice. The commonly utilized 'three domains of practice' framework could provide a robust and explicit link between educational provision and practice for public health. This model provides the workforce, the university, the students and the potential funders of the course with an easily comprehensible framework for understanding how the modules of an MSc can support the development of competency within the context of practice.

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The three domains of public health (source: www.sph.cuhk.edu.hk).
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Utilizing the three domains of practice.
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