Strategic Pillar – 2
Global Engagement & Public Health Advocacy
Our global engagement strategy seeks to help our faculty and students achieve multiple perspectives and impact global health issues, including emerging public health concerns and diverse cultural beliefs and practices. We strive to build new global partnerships by using the collective knowledge, skills and experiences of our faculty and students to advance interdisciplinary education, promote innovation, strengthen the nursing workforce and advocate for the advancement of nursing education and research and public health policy globally.
Globally engaged through scholarship, practice, transformative access, collaborative learning, and outreach.
Goal 1: Establish Global (State, National, International) Collaborative Partnerships to Advance Education, Practice, Research, & Scholarship
⇒ 1.2 Build partnerships globally that improve education, research, and practice
⇒ 1.3 Promote global research and scholarship among faculty and students in CONHI through study abroad opportunities each year
Goal 2: Advance Education, Research, & Practice Within UTA Public Health, Local and Global Communities
⇒2.2 Grow UTA Public Health Academic Programs, considering options such as certificates, PhD in Public Health, and enhancing existing programs
⇒2.3 Design concept and infrastructure for a Public Health Department within CONHI