Acceleration of Prevention and Population Health Education 

The Acceleration Grant Program is intended to expand and improve public health and health professions education by disseminating effective methods of integrating complex topics into existing courses and curricula. Round 2 funding recognized the challenges that faculty face in tackling misinformation when teaching about climate change, racism, and migrant health, and the need to develop student competency in these areas.  

The national response to the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the importance of addressing these topics. Health professions educators are uniquely situated to bring clarity to research agendas, teaching curricula, and evaluation of policy and program outcomes necessary to create meaningful change around complex issues that impact health. 

For more information about Round 1 grantee projects and the teaching tools developed, visit www.aptrweb.org/acceleration_projects 

Round 2: Grant Recipients

Advancing Anti-Racism in a Maternal Child Health Curriculum
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
College of Population Health    
Pamela Sedillo, MPA & Stephanie Chambers, MPH

Heat Related Impact of Climate Change Amongst Incarcerated Individuals Within the United States
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Jennifer Bradford, MD, MPH & Heather Alker, MD

Climate Justice: Acceleration of Prevention and Population Environmental Health Education 
Morehouse School of Medicine
Department of Public Health Education
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD

Teaching Toolkit for Addressing the Health Needs of Migrant Populations     
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Department of Healthcare Policy, Economics and Management 
Kimberly S. Elliott, PhD

Bridges to Health Equity - Trauma Informed Care for Migrant Health
Morehouse School of Medicine
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Robina Josiah Willock, PhD, MPH

For more information contact:

Vera S. Cardinale, MPH [email]
APTR Director, Training and Education