Congratulations to Denise Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD, and Michelle Tagorda, MPH, on contributing to the publication Undergraduate Education for Public Health in the United States. Faculty from accredited schools and programs across the nation contributed to the 20 chapters. The purpose of the book is to describe current curricular approaches to undergraduate education for public health and to facilitate analysis and discussion of what makes quality education and builds a competent workforce. The articles address wide-ranging topics: the history of undergraduate public health education, recent development of accreditation criteria, description of specific programs, broader curriculum issues, and the evolving career opportunities in public health. The article contributed by Dr. Nelson-Hurwitz and Ms. Tagorda discuss the development of our undergraduate Applied Learning Experience. The free publication may be found at http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Undergraduate_Education_for_Public_Health_in_the_United_States/615.

About the authors
Denise Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD, is an assistant professor and undergraduate chair for the B.A. in public health. 

Michelle Tagorda, MPH, is a recent MPH graduate in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and current undergraduate advisor for the B.A. in public health.