Public Health - Ohio University - Main Campus

Public Health from Ohio University - Main Campus is a Campus Master Public Health degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission Statement The mission of the Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health (CEOMPH) program is to serve and enhance the health and well-being of the community by providing an educational program that fosters collaboration among the participating academic institutions, students, public health practitioners, and the public health system, and that prepares graduates in the knowledge, skills, and analytic capabilities required to improve the health of diverse populations and the local, state, and national levels via community practice, research, and service. Program Overview The Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health (CEOMPH) program is a partnership between the University of Akron (UA), Cleveland State University (CSU), Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), Ohio University (OU), and Youngstown State University (YSU). This nontraditional program is geared toward the working professionals who would like to broaden their role in improving community health , enhance current job skills, or seek career advancement. Key features of the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program include the use of distance learning for the seven core courses, including interactive video conferencing and web-enhanced teaching. Elective courses may be taken at any of the partner universities. Core courses are taught on Saturday to accommodate working students. Students are required to take seven core courses (two core courses on Saturday for three semesters and one in the summer): HLTH 671 Public Health Concepts (4) HLTH 672 Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (4) HLTH 673 Epidemiology in Public Health (4) HLTH 674 Biostatistics in Public Health (4) HLTH 675 Health Services Administration in Public Health (4) HLTH 676 Environmental Health Sciences in Public Health (4) HLTH 678 Public Health Issues and Practice (4) In addition, the student is required to complete a capstone project (HLTH 698) and electives. The capstone project teams a student with a faculty preceptor and community preceptor to produce a product useful to public health (e.g., paper, evaluative report, grant, etc.). HLTH 677, Grant Writing in Public Health Practice, is offered as a directed elective to students with little or no grant writing experience. At the end of the program, students are expected to present their capstone project, a summary of courses and how public health competencies were fulfilled, and ???portfolio??? (a collection of accomplished activities) to a panel of faculty. The student is required to take a total of 42 semester credits or 62 quarter credits. Core Courses are generally taught by teaching teams???faculty members for one course may come from different campuses, depending on their area of expertise in public health . Public health practitioners help plan or teach portions of courses. This MPH degree is a general degree; however, plans for concentration tracks and joint degrees are being made for the future. The first cohort of students started Fall 1999; with Ohio University having its first cohort Fall 2004. The program has been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health since October 3, 2003. View more details on Ohio University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Health courses.