Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the MPH:

• Students will summarize the key events that influenced the development of public health and health promotion.
• Students will describe public health and the role of public health in the prevention and management of infectious and chronic diseases.
• Students will develop community needs assessments, plan health promotion programs, design interventions for program implementation, and conduct process, impact, and outcome evaluations of programs addressing public health challenges.

• Students will evaluate the various individual, interpersonal, social, and environmental determinants that impact population health issues.

• Students will develop interprofessional collaborations to improve population health.

• Students will explain the importance of epidemiology and biostatistics for the surveillance of public health status.

• Students will synthesize the results of a literature search on a public health issue using credible, peer-reviewed academic sources into a literature review.
• Students will critically evaluate public health research and evidence-based practice to inform community needs assessments, plan health promotion interventions, and health program evaluations.

• Students will construct a logic model to inform the design of public health interventions.
• Students will design research studies with appropriate quantitative or qualitative data analysis plans.

• Students will create health promotion materials that demonstrate cultural competence and sensitivity to diversity for public health issues.

• Students will explain the importance of community engagement in promoting healthy behaviors.

• Students will devise effective communication and marketing campaigns for successful health promotion programs.

• Students will advocate for health promotion and public health through leadership efforts.

• Students will comply with the code of ethics for health educators and public health professionals, and always practice using the highest ethical standards.
• Students will evaluate policies to determine their impact on public health issues.