Dean Pettigrew

statistical skills, math skills, and using the words public health. And so there are lots of different touch points. I think we need to be intentional about it and really focus on things where they're sustainable and continuity. I think what I don't want to see is the fly in, fly out. Because I think that erodes trust over time. But there's certainly a need for it.

statistical skills, math skills, and using the words public health. And so there are lots of different touch points. I think we need to be intentional about it and really focus on things where they're sustainable and continuity. I think what I don't want to see is the fly in, fly out. Because I think that erodes trust over time. But there's certainly a need for it.

And figuring out how to do that and do it in a sustainable way that's in partnership with the folks that we serve is going to be a priority of mine going forward. So thank you for that.

And figuring out how to do that and do it in a sustainable way that's in partnership with the folks that we serve is going to be a priority of mine going forward. So thank you for that.

Yeah, so that's a really hard and interesting question to answer. Public health really does embrace many, many areas.

Yeah, so that's a really hard and interesting question to answer. Public health really does embrace many, many areas.

And as I mentioned earlier, it's a bit of everything everywhere all at once. I do think there is still a need for public health to embrace all of these areas. Things are changing, but there's still many public health challenges that we haven't fixed yet. So I wouldn't do away with maternal and child health. I think we can focus on, I think of the content areas. and the core disciplines.

And as I mentioned earlier, it's a bit of everything everywhere all at once. I do think there is still a need for public health to embrace all of these areas. Things are changing, but there's still many public health challenges that we haven't fixed yet. So I wouldn't do away with maternal and child health. I think we can focus on, I think of the content areas. and the core disciplines.

And then I think where we need to do more work is with the cross cutting and the skills. And so I think we need to focus on the skills needed to affect change and how to address these challenges and teach the students how to think and how to solve problems, how to lead, how to collaborate, how to work with partners with humility. And so I would like to

And then I think where we need to do more work is with the cross cutting and the skills. And so I think we need to focus on the skills needed to affect change and how to address these challenges and teach the students how to think and how to solve problems, how to lead, how to collaborate, how to work with partners with humility. And so I would like to

these same disciplines still exist, but not every school of public health can do all of them. And so I think there's also space for schools to really define and programs to really define their areas. And I think this will help students also coming into the field.

these same disciplines still exist, but not every school of public health can do all of them. And so I think there's also space for schools to really define and programs to really define their areas. And I think this will help students also coming into the field.

If you could say, I'm going to go to school X because their strength is in maternal and child health, or they really focus on community-based participatory research and interventions and stuff So I think we need to define that a bit. I think there's also a little tension going on in the field about public health over, you mentioned history has gone through all these transitions.

If you could say, I'm going to go to school X because their strength is in maternal and child health, or they really focus on community-based participatory research and interventions and stuff So I think we need to define that a bit. I think there's also a little tension going on in the field about public health over, you mentioned history has gone through all these transitions.

And 100 years ago, there was a lot more social activism and agents of social change. And then as we've shifted to this biomedical model, is this a biomedical discipline? Or are we agents of social change? Are we policymakers? Those types of things. And perhaps there's room for both.

And 100 years ago, there was a lot more social activism and agents of social change. And then as we've shifted to this biomedical model, is this a biomedical discipline? Or are we agents of social change? Are we policymakers? Those types of things. And perhaps there's room for both.

Yeah, I think, honestly, I don't know the best way to set it up. I think health equity has to be integrated in all the work that we do, right? And so whether you're in maternal and child health or dental, I think you need to think about health equity. So whether it becomes a separate, unique thing or a cross-cutting thread that underlies all of the work, I don't have the best answer for that yet.

Yeah, I think, honestly, I don't know the best way to set it up. I think health equity has to be integrated in all the work that we do, right? And so whether you're in maternal and child health or dental, I think you need to think about health equity. So whether it becomes a separate, unique thing or a cross-cutting thread that underlies all of the work, I don't have the best answer for that yet.

But health equity is a new arena that I think is really important communication, how do you communicate complex technical information? How do you tailor it to the specific audience that you're speaking to? How do you combat disinformation that is so prevalent in our society? These I really think of as the skills that the students need and they needed to be embedded without.

But health equity is a new arena that I think is really important communication, how do you communicate complex technical information? How do you tailor it to the specific audience that you're speaking to? How do you combat disinformation that is so prevalent in our society? These I really think of as the skills that the students need and they needed to be embedded without.