Other Public Health Emphases

 

Emphasis in Environmental Health

Graduates in the Masters in Public Health Emphasis in Environmental Health will possess sufficient depth of knowledge to prepare them for leadership positions in governmental and non-governmental organizations with missions of environmental health protection. The curriculum is designed for mature students with prior experience in environmental health. The Emphasis will focus on developing skills and competencies in quantitative risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. These areas of advanced training will complement and build upon training receive in other areas of the MPH Program, including: epidemiology, research methods, biostatistics, behavior/social/cultural sciences, economics, public administration, policy, and law.

A graduate student who elects to do the Emphasis in Environmental Health should either have an undergraduate degree in the biological or physical sciences, hold a medical degree, or be prepared to make up deficiencies as determined by the MPH Program’s Environmental Health Graduate Advisory Committee. At the time the student elects to pursue the Emphasis, she/he must select a faculty advisor working in environmental health who will help them design their program of study and guide them through their matriculation in the program. Students must earn grades of B (GPA of 3 on a 4 scale) in all courses.

Coursework: At a minimum, 14 graduate credit hours in the following courses are required to fulfill the emphasis:

  • Biostatistics II (Stat 539, 3 credit hours)
  • Epidemiologic Methods II (PH 520, 3 credit hours)
  • Environmental Health Policy (PH 578 16-wk intensive, 2 credit hours)
  • Environmental Epidemiology (PH 530, 8-wk intensive, 2 credit hours)
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment (3 credit hours)
  • Environmental Risk Perception and Communication (3 credit hours)

NM LEND Fellowship

The goal of the New Mexico Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Interdisciplinary Leadership Training Program (NM LEND) is to provide interdisciplinary and disciplinary leadership training for graduate students and community professionals to improve systems of care that promote the prevention of disabilities and assure access to services for children with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities and their families. This is accomplished through interdisciplinary and disciplinary advanced clinical and leadership training of graduate students in the core disciplines, continuing education, technical assistance and consultation for community professionals. Trainees gain competencies in interdisciplinary clinical care, family needs and preferences, and the public health system. NM LEND is a program within the Center for Development and Disability (CDD), University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

The fellowship is one-year commitment beginning in the fall semester. Fellows are required to attend a full day of lectures and activities every Friday over the course of the Fall and Spring semesters. In addition, fellows are required to complete leadership, clinical, family-project and research activities. Fellows receive a generous stipend. Eligible participants include graduate students in any health sciences/ health services field, including Public Health.

For more information go to: http://cdd.unm.edu/nmlend/index.htm

"As a 2006-2007 Fellow I learned about the incredible challenges and barriers families of children with disabilities face when interacting with the health care system. The fellowship experience provided me with a valuable insight into the difficulties the growing number of people with disabilities encounter every day and inspired me to put my public health skills into action within the field of disability."