Master of Public Health
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The '''Master of Public Health''' ('''MPH''' or '''M.P.H.''') is a professional [[master's degree]] awarded for studies in areas related to [[public health]]. In the United States the [[Council on Education for Public Health]] (CEPH) accredit schools of public health through a formal review process. Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health.
MPH is usually a one or two year program{{fact|date=July 2007}}, with many students already possessing an advanced degree. In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates ([[MBBS]] or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Medical Science in Public Health program.
The degree is designed to expose the candidates on five core public health areas:
<ol><li>Health Services Administration/Management</li>
<li>[[Biostatistics]]</li><li>[[Epidemiology]]</li><li>[[Behavioral sciences]]/[[health education]], and</li> <li>Occupational and [[Environmental Health]] Sciences.</li></ol>
In addition to coursework, CEPH programs have a thesis and practicum requirement which may be waived if the candidate has substantial prior experience in the field. Program other than CEPH also may have other requirements.
==Schools of Public Health==
===The United States===
According to [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 ASPH Member Schools]
* [[Mooreland University]] - Mooreland Education System Inc.USA
* [[SUNY Downstate Medical Center]] - School of Medicine
* [[CUNY Brooklyn College]] - Continuing Education
* [[CUNY Hunter College]] - Continuing Education
* [[Benedictine University]] School of Public Health
* [[Boston University School of Public Health]]
* [[Brigham Young University]] - Master of Public Health
* [[Oregon MPH Program]] - Master of Public Health
* [[Columbia University]] Mailman School of Public Health
* [[Dartmouth College]] School of Medicine
* [[Drexel University]] School of Public Health
* [[Emory University]] [[Rollins School of Public Health]]
* [[east Tennessee State University]] college of Public Health
* [[East Carolina University]] Master of Public Health at [[Brody School of Medicine]]
* [[Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University]]-Master and DrPH of Public Health
* [[Florida International University]] Robert Stempel School of Public Health
* [[Florida State University]] College of Social Sciences
* [[George Washington University]] School of Public Health and Health Services
* [[Harvard School of Public Health]]
* [[Indiana University]] School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
* [[Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health]]
* [[Loma Linda University]] School of Public Health
* [[Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport|Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health]]
* [[Morgan State University]] School of Community Health and Policy
* National Institute for Public Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública)
* [[New York Medical College]] School of Public Health
* [[Northern Illinois University]] School of Public Health
* [[Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health]] (Bowling Green State University: College of Health and Human Services-Department of Public and Allied Health & The University of Toledo: College of Medicine-Department of Public Health & Homeland Security)
* [[OHSU Oregon Health& Sciences University]]
* [[OSU College of Public Health|Ohio State University College of Public Health]]
* [[Saint Louis University]] School of Public Health
* [[San Diego State University College of Health & Human Services|San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health]]
* [[Southern Connecticut State University]] Graduate Program in Public Health
* [[Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health|Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health]]
* [[Tulane University]] School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
* [[University at Albany, The State University of New York|University at Albany SUNY]] School of Public Health
* [[University of Alabama at Birmingham]] School of Public Health
* [[University of Arizona]] Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
* [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
* [[UC Berkeley School of Public Health|University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health]]
* [[UC Davis School of Medicine|University of California, Davis School of Medicine]]
* [[UCLA School of Public Health|University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health]]
* [[University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center]]
* [[University of Connecticut]] Graduate Program in Public Health
* [[University of Florida]] College of Public Health and Health Professions
* [[University of Georgia College of Public Health]]
* [[University of Illinois at Chicago]] School of Public Health
* [[University of Iowa]] College of Public Health
* [[University of Kentucky]] College of Public Health
* [[University of Louisville]] School of Public Health and Information Sciences
* [[University of Maryland, Baltimore]] School of Public Health
* [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] School of Public Health and Health Sciences
* [[University of Massachusetts Worcester]] Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
* [[UMDNJ-School of Public Health|University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health]]
* [[University of Michigan School of Public Health]]
* [[University of Minnesota]] School of Public Health
* [[University of Nebraska]] College of Public Health
* [[University of Nevada]] School of Public Health
* [[University of New England, Maine|University of New England]] College of Osteopathic Medicine
* [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health]]
* [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Health and Human Services]]
* [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Health and Human Performance]]
* [[University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth]] Center School of Public Health
* [[University of Northern Colorado]] School of Human Sciences
* [[University of Oklahoma]] College of Public Health
* [[University of Pennsylvania]] Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
* [[University of Pittsburgh]] Graduate School of Public Health
* [[University of Puerto Rico]] Graduate School of Public Health
* [[University of South Carolina]] Arnold School of Public Health
* [[University of South Florida]] College of Public Health
* [[University of Southern California]] Department of Preventative Medicine/Division of Health Behavior Research
* [[The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston|University of Texas School of Public Health]]
* [[University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine]]
* [[West Virginia University]] School of Medicine
* [[Yale]] School of Public Health
* [[Yeshiva University]] [[Institute for Public Health Sciences]] (note: According to Wiki page on this school, MPH Program is being developed. It is not an ASPH member or affiliated school at this time.)
===United Kingdom===
* [[Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery]], [[King's College London]], [[London]]
* [[Mooreland College London]](provides several different Master degrees in different streams of Public Health)
===Canada===
* [[University of Toronto]], Dalla Lana School of Public Health, [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]
* [[University of Waterloo]], Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], [[Canada]]
* [[Lakehead University]], [[Thunder Bay, Ontario|Thunder Bay]], [[Canada]]
* [[University of Saskatchewan]], School of Public Health, [[Saskatoon]], [[Canada]]
* [[University of Alberta]], Department of Public Health Sciences, [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
* [[Simon Fraser University]], [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]
* [[University of British Columbia]], School of Population and Public Health, [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]
===Australia===
* [[Deakin University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]]
* [[Flinders University]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]
* [[Griffith University]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]
* [[LaTrobe University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]]
* [[Monash University]], [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]]
* [[Queensland University of Technology]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]
* [[University of Adelaide]], [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]
* [[University of Melbourne]], School of Population Health, [[Melbourne]], [[VIC]]
* [[University of New South Wales]], [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
* [[University of Queensland]], School of Population Health, [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]
* [[University of Sydney]], School of Public Health, [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
* [[University of Western Australia]], [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]]
* [[University of Wollongong]], [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]]
===Other countries===
* [[American University of Armenia]], School of Health Sciences, [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]]
* [[Andalusian School of Public Health]], [[Spain]]
* [[Daebul University]], [[South Jeolla]], [[South Korea]]
* [[Hallym University]], [[Chuncheon]], [[South Korea]]
* [[Mahidol University]], Faculty of Public Health, [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
* [[Maastricht University]], [[Maastricht]], [[Netherlands]]
* [[Moi University]], [[Eldoret]], [[Kenya]]
* [[Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences]], [[Netherlands]]
* [[Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health]], [[Netherlands]]
* [[Universidad San Francisco de Quito|San Francisco de Quito University]], [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]]
* [[Slovak Medical University]], Faculty of Public Health, [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]
* [[Taipei Medical University]], [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
* [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
* [[Tehran University of Medical Sciences]], [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
* [[The Chinese University of Hong Kong]], [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]
* [[University of Copenhagen]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
* [[University of Malaya]], [[Department of Social and Preventive Medicine]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
* [[University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine]], [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]
* [[University of the Philippines]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]]
* [[University of Southern Denmark]], [[Odense]], [[Denmark]]
* [[VU University Amsterdam]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
==External links==
* [http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200 Association of Schools of Public Health]
* [http://www.ceph.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1 Council on Education for Public Health]
* [http://www.elearners.com/online-degrees/public-health.htm Accredited Online Degrees in Public Health]
* [http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com Masters Degrees in Public Health]. - Guide to programs offering masters of public health, business administration, health administration, MHA, MBA, MPH.
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