The MPH Program at San José State University was founded in 1970 to prepare
community health education practitioners to serve the diverse and dynamic
communities of Northern California. Our program was awarded an unprecedented
second seven year re-accreditation term by the Council on Education for Public
Health.
Since its founding and first accreditation in 1974, its essential mission has been:
To provide professional education that prepares
and supports both students and graduates with conceptual frameworks,
knowledge, sensibilities, and confidence to apply health education and public
health strategies and skills to programs, policy, and community
development.
San Jose State Univiersty
offers the MPH Program in two modes:
1) The MPH campus-based program
located in this section of the Health Science website. The information on
the campus admissions packet and meetings can be found at this link:
Campus
Program Admissions Information
In recognition of the increasing cultural diversity of the state of
California, our MPH program is committed to training culturally competent health
educators whose backgrounds and skills reflect our changing demography.
Specifically, the MPH program trains health education practitioners who are able
to:
Assess
the factors which affect the health of individuals, groups, andcommunities; and identify those assets, priorities,
and policies that contribute to health education and health promotion
interventions within a social system;
Analyze and
research emerging trends to predict future individual and
community health needs and opportunities based on current evidence and
societal changes, and to communicate their implications for public health and
health promotion policy and practice;
Apply
theory, appropriate technologies, educational methods, and communication
strategies todesign, plan, implement, and evaluate
health education and health promotion interventions in
accordance with public health objectives, community needs, and organizational
and community goals;
Provide
technical assistance and act as a health education resource across a broad
range of settings to promote community health through community
building and organizing with identified stakeholders, including
community members, consumers, health practitioners and health care providers,
policy and decision-makers;
Apply
administration principles and skills to manage human, fiscal,
capital, and social resources when administering health education strategies,
interventions, and programs.
Apply
concepts and theories of systems, behavior, education, and changeto influence desired health outcomes, with particular emphasis on
ecological approaches and global perspectives that connect health education
and promotion efforts to larger social issues.
Design,
conduct, analyze, use, and share both qualitative and quantitative
evaluation or research related to community health education and
promotion;
Apply the
principles and skills of effective inclusive and multiculturalcommunication when
working with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities from diverse
cultures and backgrounds;
Advance
public health practice and the health education profession by building on
their historical and contemporary contributions to the field;
Adhere to
standards for ethical practice and research based on their
personal values and mission statements, institutional mandates, and the Code
of Ethics for the Health Education Profession, in order to apply them to
fields of public health and community health education.
Develop
leadership, career, and professional development skills in order
to promote lifelong learning opportunities.
Otherwise
work to assure conditions which protect and promote public
health.
These outcome
objectives encompass the areas of professional responsibility delineated by the
National Commission on Health Education Credentialing, Inc., and the newly
approved Graduate Standards.
The program's mission is achieved through an integrated program of instruction, research, and service, carried out in close collaboration with a diverse network of community programs and practitioners. Our ultimate goal is public health and social justice through planned, organized, and empowering community efforts.
We invite you to browse through the both MPH websites for more information
about each program. Please feel free to comment or ask any questions along the
way by emailing us at mph@email.sjsu.edu.
