Delta Omega, the public health honorary society, manages an annual Innovative Curriculum award program which solicits submissions which are creative and bridge the gap between public health academia and practice. The award was designed to stimulate the evolution of innovative graduate public health courses that are responsive to the educational needs of the public health work force.

The winners of the 2021 award are Dr. Jeni Hebert-Beirne and Ms. Dolores Castañeda, (UIC) for their submission “CHSC 594: Community-Based Participatory Research and Community Organizing” The runner-up is Dr. James Butler III (Maryland) for the submission “Making a Difference: Applying Community Health”

In 2022, Delta Omega will be hosting a series of webinars during the year featuring the winner and other nominated curriculum. Please join us by registering here.
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January 18 at 2 -3 PM ET

• “CHSC 594: Community-Based Participatory Research and Community Organizing” Jeni Hebert-Beirne, PhD, MPH and Dolores Castañeda, MPH , UIC, (Winner)
• “CHB 507 Interprofessional Teamwork and Professionalism” Jessica S. Kruger, Ph.D., CHES® , Buffalo
• “Cancer Epidemiology P8414” Jasmine A. McDonald, PhD, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

February 3, at 12 – 12:30 PM ET

• “Making a Difference: Applying Community Health” James Butler III, DrPH, Med, Maryland (Runner-up)
• “Peer Mentoring Program in Public Health”, Charles Regin, Darin Mains, Marcy Moncravie, UNLV

February 15 at 2 – 2:30 PM ET

• “Public Health Integrative Learning Experience” Sophie Wenzel, MPH, DrPH , Virginia Tech
• “Development of the UAB MPH Core Curriculum Based on the Evidence-Based Public Health Model”, Erika (Ela) Austin, PhD, MPH, UAB

March 8, at 11-11:30 AM ET

• “Cultural Competence in Global Health: Perspectives and Practices” Po-Han Lee, PhD, LLM, NTU
• “Health Equity: Practice, Policy and Research” Marilyn Lynk, PhD and Kellee White, PhD, MPH, Maryland

April 13, at 2-2:30 PM ET

• “PHC 4116: Public Health in Selected Locations – PH Live on Tour” Alison Oberne, PhD, MPH, MA, CPH, USF
• “SPHL291: Does Science Support Nontraditional Healing Practices” Robin Puett, PhD, and Cody Schatz, AA, Maryland