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Peoples-Praxis: Putting public health theory into practice
A mentoring programme for early career researchers and practioners:
North-South; South-South; South-North
In the 21st century it is important to recognise the need for lifelong learning, where we take control of our own development. In the field of public health, although a master’s degree offers academic and theoretical public health competencies, most practical skills need to be developed during professional experience, often with little or no guidance from experienced professionals. This might apply to early career researchers, or those working on service provision, health policy or advocacy in a range of health settings.
This is where Peoples-Praxis and its mentorship programme hope to contribute by matching those with experience (mentors) to offer practical advice to those with less experience (mentees).
The Mentoring process
The Mentoring process should be led by the needs of the mentees. Both mentees and mentors should be committed and willing to make the time for the partnership between them. The relationship is reciprocal, both parties gaining from it and being open minded and ready to change
As a potential mentee or mentor, you are asked to complete a short form outlining your interests in being part of the programme. The Peoples-Praxis staff will assign you to a pair and ask you to contact each other, discuss the goals of your mentoring partnership, and arrange how to have discussions – usually online – at mutually convenient times.
Peoples-Praxis also has two courses available for download, as well as access to a number of other potentially relevant online courses and resources.
Potential outcomes of your mentor/mentee partnership:
The development of practical skills or activities
Bi-directional knowledge translation between mentor and mentee
Collaborative research and publications between mentor and mentee
- Are you a graduate in public health or a similar field?
- Are you looking for a mentor to extend and apply your public health skills, to enable you to improve the health of your population?
- Do you want help with research, writing, practice or teaching in public health?
- Are you from the Global South?
Become a Peoples-Praxis Mentee!
- Get a mentor to work with you through your goals and objectives.
- Get access to free public health courses.
- Get connected to a public health community.
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Do you want to pass your public health expertise and experience on to others? - Do you want to contribute to building public health capacity in the Global South?
- Do you want to develop or evaluate public health e-courses?
- Are you from the Global North or South?
Become a Peoples-Praxis Mentor!
- Mentors from the Global South and North welcome.