The Two-Year Master Degree at Drexel University's School of Public Health offers classes in: Epidemiology, Behavioral Assessment, Biostatistics, Community Assessment, Policy and Advocacy, Program Planning and Evaluation, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Management, and an independent study. I truly believe that many of these classes will give me the proper perspective to create an incredibly effective model for teaching advocacy. More, considering that I'll be simultaneously managing and implementing an advocacy pilot, this coupling of practice and reflection will foster a dynamic creative process for me and HPC.
Young people growing up in vulnerable environments of food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies need the opportunity to ask critical questions of themselves and their communities, and act based on the dialogue generated. Certainly this opportunity for those young people will be a growing experience for them, but I will be growing into a position of authority on advocacy. Recognizing patterns of development amongst the students, I'll begin to connect those students to relevant materials and ideas to their particular stage in development.
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