Bouye Karen E, McCleary Karl J, Williams Kevin B
Senior Advisor for Research/Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, University Office Park/Columbia Building, Mailing Address: Chamblee Campus, 4770 Buford Hwy., MS K-77, Atlanta, GA, 30341, Tel: (770) 488-8199.
Executive Director, Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, 24951 N. Circle Drive, Nichol Hall 1104, Loma Linda, CA 92350, Tel: (909) 558-7290.
J Healthc Sci Humanit. 2016 Spring;6(1):67-79.
Despite major advances and technological improvements in public health and medicine, health disparities persist by race and ethnicity, income and educational attainment, and in some cases are increasing (Jackson & Garcia, 2014). These health disparities among these populations have even worsened or remained about the same since the landmark 1985 Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black & Minority Health released by then Secretary Margaret M. Heckler. Ensuring diverse public health and healthcare workforces to provide services to diverse populations, in combination with other strategies, can increase access to and quality of healthcare for vulnerable populations and decrease healthcare disparities. One mechanism for achieving a diverse public health and healthcare workforce is to establish, promote, and conduct student training programs in public health. The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has partnered with institutions, colleges, universities, foundations, national organizations and associations to form and implement student training programs. This paper highlights a session "Public Health Professions Enhancement Programs" that was held during the 2015 symposium titled "National Negro Health Week to National Minority Health Month: 100 Years of Moving Public Health Forward" in Atlanta, Georgia. Presenters at the symposium consisted of interns and fellows who had participated in student programs in the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the CDC.
尽管公共卫生和医学领域取得了重大进展和技术改进，但种族和族裔、收入和教育程度方面的健康差距依然存在，在某些情况下甚至还在扩大（杰克逊和加西亚，2014年）。自1985年时任卫生与公众服务部部长玛格丽特·M·赫克勒发布具有里程碑意义的《黑人与少数族裔健康问题部长特别工作组报告》以来，这些人群之间的健康差距甚至进一步恶化或基本保持不变。确保多样化的公共卫生和医疗保健工作队伍为多样化的人群提供服务，再结合其他策略，可以增加弱势群体获得医疗保健的机会并提高医疗保健质量，减少医疗保健差距。实现多样化的公共卫生和医疗保健工作队伍的一种机制是建立、推广和开展公共卫生领域的学生培训项目。疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的少数族裔健康与健康公平办公室已与机构、学院、大学、基金会、全国性组织和协会合作，以组建和实施学生培训项目。本文重点介绍了在佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的2015年主题为“从全国黑人健康周到全国少数族裔健康月：推动公共卫生前进的100年”研讨会上举办的一场名为“公共卫生职业强化项目”的会议。研讨会上的发言者包括曾参与疾病预防控制中心少数族裔健康与健康公平办公室学生项目的实习生和研究员。
