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Goals

The goals of the OMPH program address four critical areas: leadership, education, research, and service.

Leadership:

1. Provide leadership and serve as a resource in addressing, and communicating to the public vital information about, current and emerging public health problems and issues.

Education:

1. Provide comprehensive education and professional development to all students in the substantive areas of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, social and behavioral sciences, health services administration, and environmental health sciences.
2. Provide training and education in specialized areas of public health including health promotion and education; environment, safety, and health; epidemiology and biostatistics; health administration and policy; primary health care and health disparities; and international health.
3. Provide community-based or experiential learning opportunities to develop skills and competencies required to be effective public health practitioners.
4. Provide educational information and modeling of ethical conduct of public health research and service activities.
5. Provide educational information and experiential opportunities for the development of cultural competency in research and service activities.

Research:

1. Conduct, teach, and communicate collaborative research and scholarship among faculty, students, practitioners, and members of the community affiliated with the MPH program.

Service:

1. Provide, enhance, or support service activities to meet the public health needs of urban and rural populations in cooperation with appropriate community professionals and organizations.

The OMPH program combines broad training in public health with specific training in one of the specialty tracks offered at the participating universities.

Program Learning Competencies

Upon completion of the MPH degree, all students will demonstrate knowledge and skills related to public health practice that include:

1. Applying evidence-based knowledge of health determinants to public health issues.
2. Selecting and employing appropriate methods for design, analysis, and synthesis to address population-based health problems.
3. Integrating understanding of the interrelationship among the organization, delivery, and financing of health-related services.
4. Communicating public health principles and concepts through various strategies across multiple sectors of the community.
5. Employing ethical principles and behaviors.
6. Enacting cultural competence and promoting diversity in public health research and practice.
7. Applying PH knowledge and skills in practical settings.

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