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MPH Concentration in Global Environmental Sustainability & Health Educational Objectives The MPH concentration in Global Environmental Sustainability and Health provides students with an understanding of: - how human consumption and standards of living have exceeded the carrying capacity of the earth;
- how, as a result, the environmental resources upon which we depend have been severely compromised;
- and how this affects the health of individuals, communities and the global population.
Students will learn how land use (including patterns of suburban sprawl), transportation patterns and systems, energy use, food production and distribution, water use and population growth contribute to climate change, ecosystem degradation and species extinctions and biodiversity losses, and how these, in turn, threaten human health on local, regional and global scales. The goal of this concentration is to provide students with the necessary knowledge about the drivers of global environmental change and the consequences for health. Students will gain necessary skills to develop solutions for global environmental sustainability through qualitative research methods and behavioral change interventions. The minimum number of academic units needed to complete the concentration requirements over and above the MPH core requirements is 22 to 23 units, depending on the course choices. Course of Study Students are required to complete all of the following courses: Students are required to take one of the following courses: Students are required to take one of the following courses: The following courses are recommended but not required. They do not fulfill credit requirements of the concentration but do contain relevant content or skills: Capstone Experience The MPH capstone experience provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills and competencies they have learned to a global environmental sustainability and public health problem of interest to them. Students complete a minimum of 2 units of capstone special studies under the supervision of concentration-affiliated faculty mentors. The capstone can also involve participating in faculty research related to the global environment and sustainability, working with the Center for a Livable Future or the Center for Water and Health, or collaborating with local organizations engaged in action to address these issues. The resulting paper from the capstone experience will satisfy MPH capstone requirements and will be of publishable quality. Faculty Concentration Directors - Cindy Parker, MD, MPH, Instructor, Environmental Health Sciences, ext. 7-6734, ciparker@jhsph.edu
- Brian Schwartz, MD, MS, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, ext. 5-4158, bschwart@jhsph.edu
- Peter Winch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, International Health, ext. 5-9854, pwinch@jhsph.edu
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