Pharmacists have a responsibility to engage in disease prevention and health promotion activities such as smoking cessation, immunization delivery, and prevention of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.1,2 The 2004 educational outcomes released by the Center for the Advancement of Pharmaceutical Education (CAPE) include public health as a major competency in pharmaceutical education.
3 The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) also incorporated these outcomes into Standards 2007.4 Hence, colleges and schools of pharmacy must prepare future pharmacists for expanding public health roles by incorporating public health content in their curricula.