Integrate Hands-On Experience into Public Health Education
8-Week Public Health Syllabus
Discover how MiniOne Systems’ innovative MiniLab products can provide hands-on learning experiences to a public health course or after school program to enhance student engagement and understanding.
Empowering Education with MiniLab Products
MiniOne Systems is dedicated to advancing public health education through our cutting-edge equipment and hands-on MiniLabs. Designed to bring real-world laboratory experiences into the classroom, our tools are essential for teaching DNA electrophoresis and other critical techniques. By integrating our products, educators can provide students with practical skills that are vital in the field of public health, fostering a deeper understanding of complex concepts and preparing them for future challenges.
Crystal McDowell, a science educator from Evans, Georgia, designed an after-school program that incorporates excerpts from resources freely available from the CDC Science Ambassador program and AP With We Service program. Each lesson incorporates a different MiniOne lab investigation to provide real-world experiences in a number of public health topics.
Week 1
Students gain understanding of the logistics of the program and timeline, and dive into an introduction to Public Health, characterizing different levels of disease in communities, countries and globally. Students learn to use micropipettes, an essential tool in many public health careers.
Aligned MiniLab: Gel Loading Practice MiniLab (M3002)
Week 2
Students learn more about identifying specific risk factors as well as the level of activity of a particular disease in an area.
Aligned MiniLab: The Fungus Among Us Valley Fever MiniLab (M3020)
Week 3
Students explore how inheritance, early diagnosis, and population health intersect to inform screening strategies and disease prevention.
Aligned MiniLab: Sickle Cell MiniLab (M3050)
Week 4-5
Students get hands-on to explore various lab tests, contact tracing, visualizing data, and analyzing data to solve a real-world problem.
Aligned MiniLab: Who Has the Flu? Tracing Transmission with ELISA and PCR MiniLab (M6030)
Week 6-7
Students learn how genetics informs cancer prevention, screening, and the development of personalized medicine.
Aligned MiniLab: BRCA Chronicles MiniLab (M3054)
Week 8-9
Students culminate their learning experience by applying all that they have learned about public health to an investigation of a foodborne outbreak.
Aligned MiniLab: Foodborne Outbreak Investigation MiniLab (M3006)
