MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Empowering the next generation of
TITLE OF WHAT OUR STUDENTS DO/WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM
public health policy leaders.
The University of Illinois (UIC) Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Administration (HPA) believes that public health policy is more than healthcare delivery and your degree should teach you that.
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Our faculty are researchers, practitioners, and educators, who generate and provide evidence to inform public health policy. We are thought leaders in the social determinants of health.
We connect our students to federal, state, and local entities, including government agencies, advocacy groups, and communitybased organizations that are engaged in public health policy.
Students gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to be effective public health policy leaders.
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YEAR ONE
Global health applied practice experience builds maternal health policies
As part of her global health applied practice experience, HPA candidate Tcherna Halpern worked with members of the policy committee with the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). As part of her work, Tcherna analyzed policies for health associations in low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs) and identified areas where the Federation could confer more energy into policy promotion.
TWO
"I wanted to examine the global burden of disease, which diseases are prioritized and which should have more robust policies surrounding them "
Tcherna Halpern