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Evaluating a workforce development programme: Bringing public health into architecture education in England

Marsh, Rachael; Marco, Elena; Pilkington, Paul; Rice, Louis

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Elena Marco-Burguete Elena.Marco@uwe.ac.uk
PVC, Head of the College of Arts, Technology and Environment

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Louis Rice Louis.Rice@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Architecture



Abstract

Architects can play a key role in the wider public health workforce, in ensuring building and urban design is health promoting. However, there is no requirement to teach health by architectural accreditation bodies across Europe. To evaluate the long-term individual and organisational impacts of the Public Health Practitioner in Residence (PHPiR) programme–an educational initiative in a British university to help realise the architecture profession’s potential to contribute to improved population health. A longitudinal mixed-methods evaluation using the RE-AIM framework. Data were collected using questionnaires, a focus group, interviews, and programme documentation from a Bachelor of Architecture cohort and stakeholders from 2011 to 2019. Participants developed a broad understanding of the determinants of health, which was maintained when qualified architects. The programme became integrated into the university curriculum. Numerous facilitators and barriers affected the participants’ ability to create healthier buildings in practice. The positive results from this evaluation suggest that there is value in exploring how the PHPiR approach could be replicated in architecture courses within other higher education institutions. Findings highlight barriers in practice to be addressed in the future to help enable architects to create healthier buildings and places.

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Marsh, R., Marco, E., Pilkington, P., & Rice, L. (2022). Evaluating a workforce development programme: Bringing public health into architecture education in England. Cities and Health, 6(2), 326-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1736738

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 20, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 11, 2020
Publication Date 2022-08
Deposit Date Mar 25, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Cities and Health
Print ISSN 2374-8834
Electronic ISSN 2374-8842
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 2
Pages 326-338
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1736738
Keywords public health; interdisciplinary; workforce development; architecture; planning; education
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/4254768

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