Public health practice

The Public Health Practice concentration is geared toward students who are able to enroll in courses that utilize a combination of on-line, video conference, and in person teaching modalities.  Students selecting the public health practice program should possess an academic background in a public health related field and/or experience working or volunteering within at least one public health program. Work includes subject matter in the core areas of public health: Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental and occupational health, Public health policy and management, Socio-cultural and behavioral aspects of public health.

  • Improvement
  • Improving preparedness for infectious disease emergencies
  • Role of health communication
  • Outbreak investigation: lab and epi response
  • Infectious diseases and policy implications
  • Strengthening public health systems