Mission:
This track prepares researchers and public health practitioners who can advance scientific understanding of the social determinants of health, health behavior, the delivery of health services and health policy and lead, plan, manage, and evaluate community health interventions in urban settings. The track draws on the methods and theories from multiple disciplines to prepare students to design and implement research studies on health and urban populations.
The CSH Track prepares researchers and public health practitioners who can:
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Advance scientific understanding of the social determinants of health, health behavior, the delivery of health services and health policy.
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Lead, plan, manage, and evaluate community health interventions in urban settings.
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Draw on the methods and theories from multiple disciplines to design and implement research studies on health and urban populations.
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Formulate, analyze and advocate for policies that promote health and prevent disease.
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Teach students and professionals about the social determinants of health, health behavior, health interventions, health policy, and health disparities in urban settings.
Curriculum:
The core curriculum in CSH includes courses on social dimensions of health and research methodology. Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Requirements for all DPH students:
PUBH 800
PUBH 801
PUBH 805/802
PUBH 806
PUBH 820
PUBH 890
PUBH 891
PUBH 893
PUBH 89201
PUBH 89202
PUBH 89901/02/03/04
PUBH 898
Requirements for all CSH students:
PUBH 811
PUBH 810
PUBH 816
+ 2012 and following cohorts:
Three advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, one of which must be from a Graduate Center program outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement).
PUBH 811 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Health: Theory and Methods(3 credits): This course prepares students to understand the impact of social structures and social environments on health and health behavior. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the course examines the contributions of sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, history and political science to the study of health and health behavior.
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Required for all CSH students
PUBH 810 Community Health Interventions: Theory and Methods (3 credits): This course prepares students to lead research/intervention teams that plan, implement and evaluate community health interventions in urban settings. The prerequisites are at least two Master's level courses in program development or evaluation and at least one year of work experience in community health settings. These requirements can be waived with permission of instructor for students who bring other relevant experiences to the course.
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Required for all CSH students
PUBH 816 Evaluation of Public Health Programs and Policies (3 credits): Prepares students to design evaluations of public health programs and policies; uses systems approach to identify key constituencies and tasks in evaluation; students design an evaluation of an existing program or policy.
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Required for all CSH students
Mission:
The EPI track prepares graduates to work as senior epidemiologists in research, teaching and public health leadership positions. Graduates of the EPI track will serve as epidemiologists in academia, industry, research institutes, and domestic and international government agencies (e.g., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
The Epidemiology Track prepares graduates who can:
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Advance the scientific understanding of the social, behavioral and biomedical determinants of health and disease with a focus on the health of urban populations.
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Design, implement, and analyze research aimed at understanding the determinants of health of urban populations.
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Apply, adapt and develop epidemiologic perspectives to the interpretation of ongoing research.
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Teach students and other public health professionals about epidemiologic field and analytic methods and their practical application to the investigation and control of health conditions among urban populations.
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Interact with other urban health related disciplines and organizations such as engineers, environmentalists, trade unions and commuter organizations, public health experts, lawyers, etc.
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Develop expertise in substantive content areas relevant to urban health.
Curriculum:
The core curriculum in EPI includes coursework in epidemiologic methods and statistical methods. Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Requirements for all DPH students:
PUBH 800
PUBH 801
PUBH 805/802
PUBH 806
PUBH 820
PUBH 890
PUBH 891
PUBH 893
PUBH 89201
PUBH 89202
PUBH 89901/02/03/04
PUBH 898
Requirements for all EPI students:
PUBH 821
PUBH 822
PUBH 823
+ 2012 and following cohorts: Three advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, one of which must be from a Graduate Center program outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement).
PUBH 821 Epidemiologic Methods II: Study Design and Analysis (3 credits): Through lectures and problem-solving workshops, this course broadens the approach to epidemiologic methods, incorporating principles from Methods I into the design and conduct of studies and analysis of epidemiologic data. It consists of lectures and problem-solving workshops.
- Required for all EPI students
- Prerequisite: PUBH 820 or equivalent or permission of track coordinator
PUBH 822 Epidemiologic Methods III: Seminar in Epidemiologic Methods (3 credits): This seminar exposes students to emerging concepts and methods in epidemiologic research and provides students with an opportunity to consider how these strategies complement, and advance the more commonly used strategies in epidemiology. This seminar also focuses on the application of these methods to the study of urban health.
- Required for all EPI students
- Prerequisite: PUBH 821
PUBH 823 Epidemiology Methods IV: Seminar in applications of epidemiologic methods to urban health (3 credits): This seminar is intended to help students integrate the concepts and methods of epidemiologic research with specific inquiry directed at understanding, and improving the health of urban populations. This seminar requires students to develop proposals for epidemiologic research, identify strategies for data analysis that incorporate the lessons learned in Epidemiology Methods courses I, II, and III and to examine the application of those strategies to existing research. This course helps "bring together" the epidemiology theory and methods that have been discussed throughout the rest of the curriculum to the particular exigencies of urban health research.
- Required for all EPI students
- Prerequisite: PUBH 822
Mission:
The EOH track trains doctoral-level researchers and teachers about Environmental and Occupational Health problems affecting urban populations. Students with environmental science, occupational health, industrial hygiene, environmental policy, environmental epidemiology, and other related backgrounds will focus on Environmental and Occupational Health regulation as well as planning and its impact on human health. The curriculum combines an understanding of how elements of the urban infrastructure – e.g., the built environment, commerce and productive activities, energy and communication systems, water, waste management and transport systems – interact with macrosocial trends (e.g., demographic, economic, and political processes) to affect environmental conditions (e.g., air, water, land and workplace) and human health. Coursework and research is aimed at furthering scientific understanding of the ways in which urbanization compromises the physical environment and human health as well as the ways in which it promotes health. Such topics as environmental sustainability, environmental justice, economic viability, and political participation will be examined.
The EOH track will produce graduates who can:
- Advance the scientific understanding of the impact of environmental and occupational conditions on health and disease.
- Plan, lead and manage studies to monitor and evaluate the effect of environmental and occupational health hazards in the urban environment.
- Plan, direct, manage and evaluate environmental and occupational health programs.
- Teach students and professionals about the impact of environmental and occupational hazards on the health of urban populations and about strategies for controlling such exposures.
Curriculum:
The core curriculum in EOH includes courses on the physical urban environment and research methodology. Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Requirements for all DPH students:
PUBH 800
PUBH 801
PUBH 805/802
PUBH 806
PUBH 820
PUBH 890
PUBH 891
PUBH 893
PUBH 89201
PUBH 89202
PUBH 89901/02/03/04
PUBH 898
Requirements for all EOH students:
PUBH 830
PUBH 831
+ 2012 and following cohorts:
Four advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, one of which must be from a Graduate Center program outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement) and one must be a course focusing on the urban environment.
PUBH 830 Emerging Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health: This course examines the impact of macro-level trends – such as corporate globalization, immigration patterns, and technological development – on the urban physical environment. It focuses on the relationship between the urban infrastructure (e.g., housing, transportation, sewage and waste disposal) and environmental media (e.g., air quality, water quality and land use). This course also examines the impact of macro-level trends on occupational health and safety conditions, focusing on such issues as outsourcing of manufacturing jobs to developing nations, the rise in the service and informal economies, immigrant labor, de-unionization, the new working class and the loss of the safety net. It examines the effectiveness of current policies in addressing these problems. Through focused readings and in-depth examination of case studies, students develop the tools for analyzing how macro-social trends affect the urban physical environment, workplaces and health. Teams of students then analyze an environmental and occupational issue, illustrate how it affects urban communities, and develop solutions to reduce Environmental and Occupational Health burdens.
- Required for all EOH students
PUBH 831 Environmental and Occupational Health Risk Assessment, Management and Communication in Urban Settings:
This course examines the development and use of Environmental and Occupational Health risk assessment and its policy implications as applied to urban settings. Approaches to assessing, communicating about and managing urban Environmental and Occupational Health risks are critically analyzed within their political, economic, social and cultural contexts. Risk assessment and risk management procedures are evaluated in light of several themes including public participation, sustainable development, environmental justice, and natural and technological hazards. Students conduct risk assessments on real world Environmental and Occupational Health problems, develop effective written and verbal approaches to communicating the results of risk assessments, and critically review case studies in which Environmental and Occupational Health risk assessments have been used in setting public policy.
- Required for all EOH students
- Prerequisite: PUBH 830
Mission:
The HPM track prepares students for careers in research, teaching, policy analysis and organizational analysis in the broad fields of health services, health policy, and health management. Students will select a concentration in either Health Policy or Health Management. Students who choose Health Policy as a concentration will develop a nuanced understanding of how a range of mechanisms, systematically associated with policy, influence health in the urban environment. Students who choose Health Management as a concentration will incorporate organizational theory and analysis in understanding how organizational structures, networks, and behavior influence health in the urban environment.
The HPM track will prepare graduates who can:
- Contribute to new knowledge about the mechanisms that influence the delivery of health services and public health programs and the development of health policy in urban settings.
- Develop and manage initiatives to strengthen the functioning of health systems, health care organizations and public health agencies and programs.
- Develop, advocate for and implement health care and public health policies.
- Analyze the impact of health and non-health policies on population health.
- Teach students and professionals about the social determinants of health, health interventions, health policy, health management and health disparities in urban settings.
Curriculum:
The core curriculum in HPM includes coursework in management and methods. Electives are chosen in consultation with the faculty advisor.
Requirements for all DPH students:
PUBH 800
PUBH 801
PUBH 805/802
PUBH 806
PUBH 820
PUBH 890
PUBH 891
PUBH 893
PUBH 89201
PUBH 89202
PUBH 89901/02/03/04
PUBH 898
Requirements for all HPM students:
PUBH 840
PUBH 841
+2012 and following cohorts:
Four advanced research methods or track-specific practice courses, one of which must be from a Graduate Center program outside of Public Health (DPH courses that are cross-listed with another program can count toward this requirement) and one must be a Health Economics course.
PUBH 840 Seminar in Health Policy and Management: The objective of the course is to understand patterns in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care, and their relationship to population-based health outcomes, through an integrated exploration of research from the various disciplines informing the health policy and management fields. With an emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills, students are introduced to multidisciplinary models from the social sciences as conceptual sources for health policy and management research. The course adapts a transdisciplinary approach to the examination of important topics in urban public health management and policy, such as the relationship between health systems and the urban-based health economy, and the interface between managerial functions and health policy analysis in addressing health status and outcomes disparities.
- Required for all HPM students
PUBH 841 Quantitative Methods in Health Services Research: This course focuses on quantitative reasoning skills in health services research within the context of the principles of the scientific method and the logic of the research process. The logic and methodologies of problem formulation, development of hypotheses and objectives, multidisciplinary research design, sampling, operationalization and measurement are reviewed in connection with selected analytic strategies, such as cross-section/time-series design, multilevel analysis, cost effectiveness analysis, and health impact assessment. Methodological connections between practice-based performance assessment for management and population-based health outcomes assessment for policy are addressed.
- Required for all HPM students
- Prerequisite: PUBH 840