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International Health
Oregon MPH at Oregon State University
The goal of the International Health track is to prepare public health professionals for leadership roles in international health, with an emphasis on health status improvements for populations in low-income nations. This is an interdisciplinary track, drawing resources from departments throughout the university. Students coming from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds may apply their knowledge in an appropriate area of international health studies, while also developing an area of specialization.
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Track Learning Competencies
The objectives of the International Health Track are to train theoretically grounded, culturally competent, and technically skilled public health professionals.
Students graduating from this track will be able to:
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Design and manage health development programs considering health, social, political, cultural, and environmental factors.
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Work in, and adapt to, any global context for health development.
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Integrate global, political, economic, and cultural systems knowledge into health development.
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Manage health development programs in global settings.
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Develop a disciplinary subspecialty to be applied to international public health.
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Create socio-economically and culturally sensitive strategies and programs in health development.
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Design and manage health development programs in accordance with international and local ethical standards.
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Department of Public Health
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541-737-3825
Curricular Information:
Chunhuei Chi, MPH, Sci.D.
Oregon Sate University
Department of Public Health
541-737-3836
Chunhuei.Chi@oregonstate.edu
Chunhuei.Chi@oregonstate.edu
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Meet Melissa Wei!
As a MPH student in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics track at OHSU, excelled in the area of research. Aside from her outstanding achievements at OHSU, Melissa has also impressed the public health community with her efforts as a research assistant at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Her research on calcium and magnesium intake and the risk of colorectal adenomas has important implications for cancer control and public health. She has a great passion for integrating nutrition and prevention principles into the practice of medicine. Melissa has a very bright future ahead of her as a nutritional epidemiologist and researcher, a future that is amply supported by her growing body of scholarly work.
