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Office of Public Health Practice

The Office of Public Health Practice promotes excellence in practice-based education, research, and experiences, in support of the USC Arnold School of Public Health’s vision of "Improving people's health, statewide and worldwide." The OPHP provides staff and support to the SC Public Health Consortium, a partnership of the Arnold School of Public Health and the SC Department of Environmental Control (DHEC).

Programs:

• Continuing Education & Academic Programs
• Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health: An 18 hr certificate based in the core courses of Public Health. Includes a sponsorship program with DHEC, that includes tuition for six new DHEC employee students annually
• Continuing Education Certificate in Public Health Practice: Will be the first online continuing education certificate in public health in the US; expected launch is April 2008
• Other Certificates and courses
• Student Placement: The OPHP is developing an interactive internet portal to match students with practice sites
• Public Health Practice Postgraduate Program: A unique program that provides fellows with the opportunity to strengthen their professional academic public health practice identity and skills with emphasis in evaluation and epidemiology. Fellows work within the state health department and with Arnold School faculty members who provide scholarship mentoring
• Joint Research Agenda: Implementing the first joint research agenda between the Arnold School and DHEC
• Academic/Practice Appointments (Adjunct Faculty Appointments; Joint Appointments): Finalizing the Arnold School Adjunct Manual, first manual for adjunct faculty developed at USC