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HistorySan José State University's MPH Program in Community Health Education is accredited by The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), the independent agency officially recognized to accredit graduate programs in public health. CEPH accredits both Schools of Public Health, Preventive Medicine Programs, and free-standing programs in Community Health Education. History of the SJSU MPH ProgramOur program was established in 1970 by Dr. Sam Radelfinger. It was first accredited under the leadership of Dr. Helen Ross in 1974. The program has received full re-accreditation ever since, most recently with consecutive seven year terms (most recent term granted June 2000). The MPH program has always been housed in the Department of Health Science. This department is one of the smallest in the eclectic College of Applied Sciences and Arts (CASA). Our college is comprised of 4 schools and 8 departments. Each provides both liberal and well-defined professional education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition, CASA is home to the Division of Health Professions, and the military science program. Our department also includes an undergraduate program, with concentrations in health service administration, gerontology, and community health education. While MPH program resources have remained steady over the past decades, the department overall was hard hit by early faculty retirements and the severe budget cuts of the early 1990s, and the recent nationwide trend away from social and health service careers. This latter factor is acutely felt in the Silicon Valley. Despite these challenges, the MPH program survived the detailed scrutiny of the 1998 campus-wide Academic Priorities Analysis and was determined to be worthy of maintained resources. However, we remain in an extended period of limited resources and very careful resource allocation. We anticipate this to be the situation for quite some time. Despite fiscal challenges and resource limitations, the MPH program continues to thrive. This is due, in large part, to the strong sense of purpose established by the founding faculty, a dedicated core of current MPH faculty and part-time instructors, enthusiastic and always engaging students, and deep bonds with a wide range of community programs and organizations. |
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