This document outlines the requirements for the final practicum paper which summarizes the student's public health practicum experience. The paper should utilize the core and concentration competencies from the practicum plan to discuss the student's contributions and how the experience supported their professional development. It should include sections on the setting of the organization, the overall projects and tasks the student worked on, their contributions and the impact of their work, and a conclusion discussing lessons learned and future implications. The conclusion should reflect on how the experience impacted the student's professional identity and expectations in public health.

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experiencePermalink: https:// /public-health-practicum-experience/ ?The final practicum
paper will be a more extensive and cumulative report of the entire practicum experience. It
will utilize the Core and Concentration Competencies from your practicum plan as anchors
for discussion about your contribution to the larger organization in which your practicum
experience was nested. You are encouraged to draw on your weekly reports to stimulate
your memory about what you’ve learned, what skills you’ve gained, challenges, etc. The
overall goal of the Practicum Paper is to reflect on your contribution to the agency in which
you worked, its contribution to your overall experience with competencies, and your
professional development. In so doing, address the following areas with appropriate
headings:o Settingo Overall Project(s)o Tasks/Experienceso Contributions/Major impacts
of your worko Conclusion/ Take home messageo Future implicationso Acknowledgementso
Works Citedo Appendices1. Summary of the organization in which you worked (Setting)a.
Description of your understanding of the organization, functioning and interrelationships of
health agencies in the community, both public and private.b. Description of your
understanding of the organization, administration, and program activities of your health
agency.c. Description of the public health activities of your agency and the relationship of
those activities to the functioning of the agency.d. Description of the health education
opportunities available to the agency staff and your participation, if any.2. Overall projects,
Tasks/experiences, Contributions/major impactsa. Description of the history of the
project/initiative, including how it came into being, its purpose, and any challenges or
triumphs inherent to the project or initiative before you joined.i. A literature review may be
applicable here. Provide the context of why this project existed in the first place, and why it
was important to work on.b. Include the Core and Concentration Competencies in bold that
can be linked to the project/initiative that you contributed to (draw on your practicum plan
for clarity on these categories).i. Use each competency as a header/section to describe the
responsibilities you fulfilled within the project and how.ii. Describe any challenges and
explain why these challenges existed. Then provide insight on what you did to address or
work through the challenges.iii. Based on your experience, what skills did you develop or
refine? How?c. Summary of your responsibilities for the projects(s) to which you were
assigned. Summary of your activities within the program. Your evaluation of the adequacy
of the program.3. Conclusion & Future Implicationsa. How did the project end and why?
What was achieved overall, and what work is left to do?i. How does this fit into the larger

2. context of public health?b. Describe the lessons learned. These might include insight and
observations about employee relations, public health systems, evaluations,
conceptualization/implementation of initiatives, etc.i. How do these lessons impact your
professional identity as a public health professional leader? Your expectations of public
health? Your professional development path and/or next steps?ii. Tips for the other side:
after having completed your practicum experience, what tips/insight might you offer to
other students who will take a similar journey?4. Include Acknowledgements, Appendices
and a Works Cited pagea. APA formatb. Cite your work throughout the paper accordingly