What You'll Learn: Knowledge & Skills
MPH student Rebecca Hammett surveying for ticks with a local health department.
- Explain public health history, philosophy and values (EEH530 Introduction to Health Care Organization; EEH590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health)
- Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 essential services (CHB507 Public Health Teams and Practice; EEH590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health)
- Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health (EEH500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH501 Principles of Epidemiology; CHB507 Public Health Interprofessional Teams and Practice)
- List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US (EEH500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH501 Principles of Epidemiology)
- Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc. (CHB501 Study of Health Behavior; EEH500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH501 Principles of Epidemiology)
- Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge (EEH500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH501 Principles of Epidemiology; EEH530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Explain effects of environmental factors on a population's health (EEH550 Environmental Health)
- Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population's health (EEH550 Environmental Health)
- Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population's health (CHB501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population and health inequities (CHB501 Study of Health Behavior; EEH530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease (EEH590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health; CHB507 Public Health Teams and Practice)
- Explain the ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (eg, One Health) (EEH550 Environmental Health)
- Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice (EEH 500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology)
- Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context (EEH 500 Introduction to Epidemiology or EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology, CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice)
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate (STA 503 Introduction to Applied Biostatistics I and STA 504 Introduction to Applied Biostatistics II, or STA 527 Statistical Analysis I, CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice)
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice (STA 503 Introduction to Applied Biostatistics I and STA 504 Introduction to Applied Biostatistics II, or STA 527 Statistical Analysis I)
- Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings (EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels (EEH 550 Environmental Health)
- Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management (EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Select methods to evaluate public health programs (EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence (EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization)
- Propose strategies to identify relevant communities and individuals and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes (EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health)
- Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity (EEH 550 Environmental Health)
- Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue (EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health)
- Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges (EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health)
- Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors (EEH 550 Environmental Health)
- Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy and health literacy (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior)
- Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content (CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice)
- Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health (CHB 507 Public Health Teams and Practice, EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health)
- Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative (EEH 550 Environmental Health)