Community health addresses the wide range of health challenges
in everyday communities. This concentration will provide students
with the knowledge and skills needed to identify major behavioral,
social and cultural factors that impact the health of populations,
as well as the ways in which these factors influence the
development and organization of public health programs and service
delivery to these communities. Through coursework and fieldwork
practice experience, students will target theory and methods for
designing, implementing, and evaluating programs aimed at reducing
the burden of major health problems. By utilizing appropriate
principals and methods, from both social and behavioral sciences to
address behaviors of individuals, groups and the communities,
students will be well on their way to developing a strategy for
improving a community’s health.
Graduates will be prepared for rewarding careers working in
private and public sectors in diverse roles such as program
planners, community health educators, outreach specialists, health
promotion coordinators, or public health advisors. For more
information on prospective careers following graduation, visit the
What is Public
Health? website.
For more information about the program or to apply, please
contact:
Heather Mavronicolas, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor / Director, MPH Program
Tel (718) 990-8456
mavronih@stjohns.edu