Public Health - Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Public Health from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a Campus Master Public Health degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission and Goals of the Institute of Public Health The mission of the Institute of Public Health and Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program is to improve the health status of the poor and underserved through graduate training, research and service. Special emphasis is placed on the provision of graduate training and research on diseases and health problems that disproportionately affect educationally and economically disadvantaged individuals. This includes, without limitations, the human health effects associated with acute and chronic disease, environmental pollution and violence. The goals of the Institute are: 1. To provide quality graduate education and training in public health; 2. To advance knowledge of the cultural competencies required to decrease high risk behaviors and to promote healthy behavior choices; 3. To conduct research that provides an evidence base for improving the health of those who bear a disproporionate burden of disease; 4. To encourage effective health promotion and disease prevention measures through proactive community outreach efforts statewide; and 5. To contribute to the development of effective public health policy for Florida's poor and underserved populations. Description of the Institute of Public Health The MPH degree program emphasizes graduate training and development of research regarding disease and health problems that primarily affect the disadvantaged person, including without limitations, the human health effects associated with acute and chronic disease, environmental pollution, and violence. The MPH program has two tracks: a 48-semester hour program and a 42-semester hour program. The 42 semester hour program (excludes the six (6) semester hours of internship) will only be offered to those with vast, past and current public health experience and a related health science degree . Each track requires course work in five (5) core areas: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental and occupational health , health policy and management, and the social and behavioral sciences/health education. In addition, students gain depth in a specific public health area, as well as public health practice, through field experience. Additional requirements for the MPH degree include the conduct of a special public health project and the passing of a written comprehensive exam. View more details on Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Health courses.