Community Health Programs
Professional Development Opportunities (Noncredit Programs)

Picture of Oxford University.2012 Study Experience to Great Britain: (non-credit option)
Health Education and Health Promotion Practices

Thank you very much for your interest in the Study Experience to Great Britain. We have had an excellent response to it already, and we are exploring the possibility of adding a few more spaces for this very special event. We should be able to get back to you within the next few days. If you have any questions, you can communicate with Dr. Gilmore at 608.785.8163; ggilmore@uwlax.edu.

The overall purpose of this popular Study Experience to Great Britain (offered since 1989) is to foster more health-related linkages and partnerships between the United States and Great Britain. A major focus of this study tour is having the participants become engaged in an in-depth professional and cultural experience to include focused visits and discussions.

Picture of Big Ben Clock Tower.Goals of the Study Experience:

  • To provide an overview of the health care system offered through the National Health Service (NHS) and other providers in Great Britain
  • To compare and contrast the British health care system with the systems of health care delivery in the United States
  • To provide an overview of health education and health promotion strategies for health enhancement (individual and population-based) in Great Britain
  • To compare and contrast the British health education and health promotion strategies with the strategies applied in the United States
  • To connect participants with key cultural aspects of Great Britain that have healthrelated impacts
  • To engage participants in experiences that align with their interests and professional needs
  • To provide an historic, social and cultural context for health and health promotion in Great Britain

March 8-17, 2012
3.2 CEUs or 18 Category I CECHs for Certified Health Educators or 2 university credits* (UG/GRAD)
*A $15 Registration Fee/semester and a $2/credit D2L (Desire2Learn) Fee is assessed to all undergraduate and graduate students each semester.

  • 3.2 CEUs (included in Base Study Tour** early registration fee: $2,798: Postmarked by Oct. 24, 2011)
  • 3.2 CEUs (included in Base Study Tour** regular registration fee: $2,898: Postmarked by Nov. 14, 2011)
  • 18 Category I CECHs (add $36 to the Base Study Tour** fee)

A deposit of $1000 aligned with the base Study Tour fee* is required by the appropriate fee deadline date. The remainder of the payment is due by Nov. 14, 2011.
Note: enrollment is on a first come, first served basis, and there is an enrollment limit of 12 participants. You are encouraged to register as early as possible.

**Base Study Tour Fee: includes air travel*** Minneapolis or Cedar Rapids-London-Heathrow-Minneapolis or Cedar Rapids, Tour-related travel within Great Britain, lodging (double-occupancy), selected meals, entrance fees in Great Britain, and 3.2 Continuing Education Units.

***TRAVEL NOTE: Arrangements can be made for departure and return to other major airports in the U.S. Contact us for additional information.

Please note: In the event of a participant cancellation, and if airline tickets already have been purchased, airline travel credit and the remainder of the Study Experience fee will be refunded through Dec. 2, 2011, less a $50 processing charge.

For more Information: Karen DeSchepper, Non-Credit Program Coordinator, 608.785.6508 or kdeschepper@uwlax.edu

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Co-Directors

Gary Gilmore, MPH, Ph.D., MCHESGary Gilmore, MPH, Ph.D., MCHES, has held a joint appointment since 1974 with the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. He is Professor and Director of Community Health Programs. His prior experiences were in public health and preventive medicine at the Bergen County Health Department, N.J., and at the Preventive Medicine Unit, General Leonard Wood Hospital, U.S. Army (recipient of the Army Commendation Medal in Preventive Medicine). His training in epidemiology and public health is through the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, with additional training in epidemiology at the New England Epidemiology Institute, Tufts University. <More>

 

Christopher SuierChristopher Squier, Ph.D., is Director of Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine in the College of Dentistry and directs the Global Health Studies Program at the University of Iowa. He has degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and London and a Fellowship from the Royal College of Pathologists of London. He has served on the faculty at the London Hospital Medical College and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Squier’s research focuses on oral mucosal disease including oral cancer, and on tobacco control and he has published almost 200 books, chapters and peer-reviewed articles and made over 50 invited presentations abroad in the past 21 years. <More>