Global Health Certificate prepares students to work in changing environments and with diverse populations, and to respond competently to the challenges presented by permeable geographic and cultural boundaries. The Certificate complements departmental requirements by offering courses, seminars, and fieldwork or internships that provide a comprehensive understanding of global health conditions, needs, and solutions that cross borders in both developing and industrialized countries and regions. 

 

Certificate in Interdisciplinary Health Communication prepares graduate students to use theory-informed health communication strategies in applied practice, academic and research settings. Students select one of two specialized tracks, complete three graduate level courses (three credits each), participate in a year-long colloquia series on emerging issues in health communication, and receive guidance on conducting health communication research for their theses or dissertations. 

 

Certificate in Public Health Informatics prepares students for the emergent area that has been defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice and research. Public Health Informatics is distinguished from other healthcare informatics specialties in its focus on population /community health, prevention orientation and the role of government agencies in public health practice.

 

Interdisciplinary Certificate in Health Disparities  Despite significant progress, there are continuing disparities in morbidity and mortality experienced by African-Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, compared to the U.S. population as a whole.  Not only does basic science need to be conducted in many health areas to understand what the contributors to the disparities are, but that information also needs to be translated into specific interventions to counterbalance the effects of these contributors.  This 10-credit hour program trains health professionals to support a long-term and sustained public health effort toward addressing, and ultimately eliminating disparities.

 

Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts is a 15-credit hour program covering the core content taught in UNC's masters of public health programs. All courses have been specially designed and developed for delivery via the internet,  No on-campus visit is required for this certificate.  

 

Certificate in Field Epidemiology is co-sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology and the North Carolina Institue for Public Health.  The 12-credit hour program of study addresses the core functions of outbreak investigation, surveillance systems and methods, infectious disease epidemiology, and field epidemiology methods.  Students register, receive materials, interact with faculty, order books, and successfully complete this program without traveling to campus.

 

Certificate in Global Health is sponsored by Public Health Leadership Program and consists of a four-course formal academic certificate for non-degree seeking students that examines the complexities inherent in improving health on a global scale.

 

Certificate in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership is a three-course, 10-credit-hour program of study designed to provide practitioners with core knowledge, skills and competencies for promoting the health of women, children, youth and their families in domestic and global settings. This certificate is intended to build field leadership in addressing health disparities in MCH and defining a population-based vision for improving their health. 

 

Certificate Program in Community Preparedness and Disaster Management was developed to provide community leaders in public health, health services, and emergency management with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of management systems used to prepare for, and to respond to, natural and man-made disasters, including terrorism. Four courses will be offered to each cohort, covering the administrative structures of disaster management at the federal, state, and local levels; the science of disasters; methods to plan for and to analyze disasters; and planning and implementation of disaster management programs.

 

Occupational Health Nursing Certificate is an academic program of study. Students take 11- 12 credits in coursework that has been specially developed for distance education.  All credits earned are completely transferable as part of the requirements for the completion of the OHN Concentration MPH degree.

 

Public Health Leadership Certificate is an 11-credit hour program of study. The content is the same as the core content taught in Public Health Leadership Program's MPH programs. All courses have been specially designed and developed for delivery via distance learning but students are required to come to campus for one brief visit to participate in a leadership workshop.