PERC—Prevention Education Resource Center, is a project sponsored in part by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. PERC houses teaching materials targeted to a variety of health professions educators, graduate public health and undergraduate/introductory public health faculty.  While www.teachpublichealth.org is the online home for undergraduate public health education and a convener of undergraduate public health educators, PERC is a clearinghouse of reviewed teaching resources and materials for educators to enhance their experience in the classroom.  To upload and download effective teaching materials, please visit PERC. 

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The future health of the American population depends largely upon the knowledge and ability of the next generation of health leaders, practitioners and researchers. The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) program acknowledges the importance of an epidemiological curriculum in the classroom as well as opportunities for students to become engaged in the field of epidemiology.

Epidemiology Framework developed based upon the use of YES materials

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Evidence-Based Public Health: the Population Health Approach

An evidence-based approach to public health often called population health is the foundation for the undergraduate core curriculum including "Public Health 101", "Epidemiology 101" and "Global Health 101". To view the interactive overview of the approach using the example of cigarette smoking and health click here.