An important function of the Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement is to compile and create resources and best practices guides for community engagement and public health practice. One way that we do this is through the Practice Opportunities Board where current public health practice opportunities are posted on an ongoing basis.
Students from across the School of Public Health are looking for opportunities to engage with communities and implement what they are learning in the classroom in real world settings. From internships to capstone projects and beyond, check out this lookbook to find out how you might partner with our incredible student talent.
The Office of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement has also compiled all of our public health-related degree and non-degree-seeking continuing education opportunities offered through the University of Maryland School of Public Health and the University more broadly. Check out the Continuing Education website to learn what program might be the best fit for you!
You can find a collection of tools and resources related to public health practice and community engagement below:
Community Engagement
- Enhancing Community Engagement by Schools and Programs of Public Health in the United States
- Groundwork USA: Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement
- Ladder of Citizen Participation
- World Health Organization: Community Engagement Guide
- Resource for Integrating Community Voices into a Research Study: Community Advisory Board Toolkit
- A Trauma-Informed Community Engagement Toolkit
Public Health Practice
- The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health: Demonstrating Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice
- The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice: Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
- Evidence-based public health: a fundamental concept for public health practice
- Read this blog to translate your "academic speak" to "human speak"
- Understand the public health workforce supply using this dashboard
Curricula Resources
Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health: Demonstrating Excellence in Practice-based Teaching for Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice & Community Engagement Infographics
As part of their internship, our inaugural interns created infographics about different pieces of public health practice and community engagement.
2021-2022 SPH Faculty & Staff Public Health Practice Activities
The intersection of public health practice & community engagement
