2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Public Health
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Department Chair: Mary Dahl Maher, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.N.M., R.N.; Professors: Mary Dahl Maher, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.N.M., R.N. and Otieno Kisiara, Ph.D., M.P.H. Clinical Adjunct Professors: Brenden Bedard, M.P.H., Christy Richards, M.S., M.P.H. and Jennifer Rodriguez, M.S. M.P.H.
The mission of the Nazareth University Public Health program is to create an academic environment in which students are prepared with knowledge and skills to apply a population health perspective to improve the health and well-being of all.
The goals of the program for all students are built on the following domains decided by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in 2024.
- History of public health as a discipline and practice
- Social justice and health equity as foundational public health principles
- Determinants of health (environmental, socioeconomic, behavioral)
- Concepts and application of public health ethics
- Biological science (introductory biology, anatomy/physiology, or basic public health biology)
- Scientific foundations of chronic and infectious disease (etiology, environmental effects, interactions-must go beyond general biology)
- Fundamental characteristics of the U.S. health care and public health systems compared with other nations
- Global health concepts (disease burdens, global health agencies, human rights, resource‑specific challenges)
- Public health statistical literacy (descriptive statistics, interpreting data/evidence, use of tools like Excel, communication with professionals)
- Public health data collection and surveillance (common methods, challenges, data quality, bias)
- Planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence‑based interventions (needs assessment, program delivery, formative/summative evaluation)
- Strategies to build partnerships and relationships to improve health (community, governmental, NGO organizations)
- Application of critical thinking skills to define and address problems in public health practice (perspectives, implementation challenges, misinformation)
- Legislative and governmental processes relevant to public health policy and advocacy
- Policy analysis (health‑in‑all‑policies, feasibility, impact)
For further information, please contact:
Mary Dahl Maher, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.N.M., R.N.
(585) 389-2334
mmaher7@naz.edu
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