MPH in Community Health Education

The 42-credit program combines a foundation in public health theory and practice with a focus on addressing community health inequities. Our research is driven by a common concern for social justice and a commitment to redress the disproportionate share of suffering that falls upon disenfranchised and marginalized communities. Our faculty draw on diverse approaches including social science and humanistic models predicated on dignity and justice. We conduct research that actively engages community members to identify the health problems that are most important to them and examine a range of possible solutions to these issues, which can then be tested in rigorous scientific studies. We are committed to Community-Based Participatory Research and to assisting community members to gain control over the forces that affect their health. In pioneering the use of multi-modal methods, such as digital storytelling, our research aims to create spaces in civil society and other forums for expressing generative themes and the collective issues of community members, towards the goal of promoting dialogue, bolstering wellbeing, and addressing social inequities.