An Evidence-Based Master of Public Health Curriculum.
Objectives: This evaluation describes an innovative approach to align a master of public health (MPH) core curriculum with the Evidence-Based Public Health (EBPH) framework and the 2016 revised Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) competencies. We describe implementation of revised core cou...
| Publicado en: | Public Health Reports Vol. 141; no. 5; pp. 737 - 748 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep/Oct2026
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