Information about the Department of Public Health

Office

PROGRAM OFFICE
Location: Simpson Tower 302
Phone: (323) 343-4740
E-mail: hlthsci@calstatela.edu
Website: Department of Public Health

Chair

Name: Walter Zelman
Email: wzelman@calstatela.edu
Phone: 323-343-4635

Overview

Lifetime wellness or health is dependent upon a variety of factors, many of which are related to environment and lifestyle. The primary mission of the Department of Public Health is to educate individuals to become entry-level health professionals at the baccalaureate  level. In such roles, graduates can promote positive activities both personal and environmental that impact the health of individuals and communities.

The Department of Public Health offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health and a minor in Public Health. Students in these programs are prepared to provide direct services, advocacy, management, and counseling in health education, public health, environmental health, and community organizations.

The Faculty

Professors: Beth R. Hoffman, Stevens Gregory, Behjat A. Sharif, Walter A. Zelman (Chair)
Associate Professors:  Kimberly Kisler Pisca, Nan Zhao Martin, Melaine Sabado-Liwag
Assistant Professors: Evelyn Alvarez, Claudia Toledo-Corral, Ndifreke Etim, Portia Jackson Preston
Emeriti: Carlton Blanton, Robert L. Fennessy, Ben F. Scherer, William E. R. Whiteley, Vicente S. Zapata

Programs

• Public Health, B.S.

• Minor in Public Health

• Public Health, M.P.H.

Courses

• PH 5950 - Field Experience

• PH 5110 - Social and Behavioral Sciences
• PH 5120 - Biostatistics
• PH 5130 - Environmental Health
• PH 5140 - Principles of Epidemiology
• PH 5150 - Health Services Administration
• PH 5210 - Critical Issues in Urban Health
• PH 5220 - Program Planning and Evaluation
• PH 5230 - Public Health Research Methods
• PH 5240 - Urban Health Policy
• PH 5250 - Health Communication: Theory and Practice
• PH 5260 - Capstone Project
• PH 5310 - Social Networks and Health
• PH 5320 - Applied Leadership and Community Engagement
• PH 5330 - Grant Writing
• PH 5340 - Concepts On Health Behavior And Disease In Urban Population
• PH 5540 - Special Topics in Public Health
• PH 5960 - Comprehensive Examination
• PH 5970 - Graduate Research
• PH 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
• PH 5995 - Culminating Project

• PH 1500 - Health and Wellness
• PH 2010 - Medical Emergencies Management
• PH 2110 - Health and Media
• PH 3100 - Reading and Writing in Public Health
• PH 3110 - Introduction to Community Health
• PH 3120 - Introduction to Epidemiology
• PH 3130 - Data Analysis for Public Health
• PH 3140 - Health Care Delivery System
• PH 3750 - Health Disparities in Urban Communities (also listed as CHDV 3750, CLS 3750)
• PH 3760 - Issues in Global Health
• PH 3770 - Environmental Justice (also listed as CLS 3770)
• PH 3780 - Current Issues in Urban Health
• PH 4140 - General Principles of Environmental Health
• PH 4150 - Critical Issues in Health Policy
• PH 4160 - Public Health Research Methods
• PH 4170 - Public Health Administration
• PH 4210 - Community, Environmental Safety and Public Health Law
• PH 4220 - Vulnerable Populations
• PH 4230 - Sexuality and Sexual Health
• PH 4240 - Drugs and Health
• PH 4260 - Consumer Health
• PH 4320 - Introduction to International and Global Health
• PH 4340 - Health Promotion
• PH 4360 - Introduction to Public Health Communication
• PH 4370 - Proseminar: Current Issues in Health
• PH 4410 - Public Health Communication Programs: Planning and Strategic Design
• PH 4420 - Special Challenges in Public Health Communication
• PH 4540 - Special Topics in Public Health
• PH 4960 - Internship in Public Health
• PH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study