Global Urban Health at the UH360 pursues equitable, community-based practice and policy in all corners of the world.

We focus on forming transparent and co-equal partnerships to build capacity within global urban communities and to develop interdisciplinary solutions to complex challenges.
At UH 360 , Urban health practitioners can broaden the program of study to include global issues and learn how to promote healthy equity, human rights, and social and environmental justice in a global context.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Global-focused academic programs allow practitioners to explore their interest in global urban health issues while pursuing their other programs.

Study Programs

General Epidemiology

The GE concentration emphasizes training in the principles and methods of epidemiology and biostatistics and their application to the study of health and disease in human populations and prepares students to practice epidemiology in diverse settings and positions of employment.

Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology

The HME concentration emphasizes integrating laboratory methods with the principles and methods of epidemiology and biostatistics as applied to human health.

Global Health Epidemiology

The GHE concentration provides technical skills to work as epidemiologists in any setting, domestic or global.

Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology

The OEE concentration provides Public Health Personnel with the knowledge, skills, and experiences that will allow them to investigate the human health impacts of exposures to chemical pollutants and non-chemical stressors in people’s homes, workplaces, and communities.

Global Environmental Health

Global environmental health (GEH) is an emerging, exciting, diverse, and competitive field.  The goal of this new program is to train future leaders and practitioners in the field of global environmental health.