Master of Public Health Program

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Master of Public Health Program

• California State University, Fresno
• 559-278-8324
• http//www.csufresno.edu/mph

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Mission

• The mission of the Master of Public Health
  Program is to promote, preserve, and restore
  health. This is accomplished by educating
  graduate public health students to be effective
  leaders and practitioners in the fields of
• health policy management
• health promotion.

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MPH _at_ Fresno State
It is a part-time program consisting of 42
academic hours.

• Most of our graduate students hold full-time
  employment in a variety of public health settings
  in the central valley.

is accredited by the Council on Education for
Public Health.
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• We are public health professionals dedicated to
  improving the health of communities. In achieving
  this goal, we are committed to the pursuit of  

Community To enable communities to address their
unique public health problems, lower barriers to
action, and act as a resource for progress.  
Knowledge  To engage in the pursuit, development
and dissemination of knowledge that will lead to
the improvement of the public's health.
Professionalism  To perform the duties and
responsibilities of public health professionals
with integrity and collegiality in learning,
teaching and public service.
Professional Ethics Adhering to the duties and
responsibilities in the established codes of
conduct for the fields of Public Health (The
Moral Clause).  
Advocacy  To ensure equitable access to quality
public health, health resources and public
policies.  
Diversity  To recognize and respect the cultural
and other contributions of all members of the
community in the access to public health
resources.  
Scholarship To teach students methods to
understanding the scope of current public health
knowledge and by contributing to future public
health knowledge through research.
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MPH - Two Options

• Health Promotion
• The Health Promotion Option prepares public
  health professionals to fulfill leadership roles
  in the development, promotion, application, and
  evaluation of educational and behavioral
  approaches to health problems.  
• prepares individuals for the practice,
  supervision, program development and
  evaluation of community health education and
  health promotion programs. 

• Health Policy Management
• The Health Policy Management option is designed
  to prepare students and health care professionals
  to fulfill leadership roles in the development,
  application, institutionalization, and evaluation
  of public health and healthcare policies and
  programs.

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22 Asian
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Ethnicity
2.4 African American
49 Hispanic/Latino
MPH
Average age from 2004-2006 28
17 White
Student
9.8 other
81 females and 19 males
Body
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Employment Opportunities
HELP WANTED
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Graduate Student Support
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Financial Support

• Federal and State Financial Aid
• Professional Organizations Scholarships
• American Association for Health Education
• American College of Health Care Executives
• Competitive Internship Opportunities
• Directors of Health Promotion and Education
• National Cancer Institute Internship Program

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Student Health Science Association Scholarship
DepartmentFinancial Support
Master of Public Health Program/Provost
Scholarship
Research Assistantship in the Department of
Health Science
Research Internships with the Central Valley
Health Policy Institute
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Graduate Division Support Opportunities
Merit Awards -Presidents Graduate Scholars
Need Based Awards -Graduate Equity Fellowship
Program
Research Awards -Graduate Students Research Merit
Awards -Robert Norma Craig Graduate
Fellowships -California Pre-Doctoral Program
Presentations Funding -Travel Grants
Forgivable Loans -Forgivable Loans
-Doctoral Incentive
Tuitions Waivers -Non Residents
-International Students
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• Nationwide Competitive Programs

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Contact Us Mailing Address Department of Health
Science California State University, Fresno MPH
Program2345 E. San Ramon Ave M/S MH30 Fresno
CA 93740-8031 McLane Hall Room 170 Phone
559.278.8324 FAX [phone]
www.csufresno.edu/mph
www.csufresno.edu/mph