improving health outcomes STUDY PUBLIC
HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
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We’re living longer and curing more diseases – but there is still much work to be done to protect and promote health gains across our communities
The success of medical advances means that increasingly a population’s health burden comes from ‘lifestyle’ issues, the environments and systems that we live in. Public health is the coordinated response to that burden.
What does public health do?
Public health is the systematic approach to protecting populations from disease and causes of poor health; planning and responding to health threats; empowering communities to create healthy environments and infrastructures; and promoting health, equity, longevity and quality of life across society. In practical terms, public health challenges, changes and copes with the ‘determinants’ or wider causes of health and disease that are shared across the population, rather than trying to react to or fix individual problems, while also making sure that there are effective, timely and accessible services to care for individuals. To do this we need public health professionals to be capable in a range of practical skills and knowledge about good practice for population health.
The Masters of Public Health
At the University of Essex, our Masters of Public Health is designed for graduates from health, medical, policy, government, informatics or community development backgrounds. An undergraduate qualification in public health is not required; experience,
Masters in Public Health
This advanced one year, full-time postgraduate programme offers an exciting opportunity to develop the knowledge, understanding and practical skills you need to fulfil a leadership role in public health.
passion and transferrable skills are valued instead.
Studying in the School of Health and Human Sciences, you can look forward to:
Skills and knowledge needed for public health professions form the core curriculum. This includes: • Understanding principles of public health and appreciating how ‘upstream’ changes can improve the health of populations
n excellent support and tuition from academic staff with international experience in public health practice;
n a broad and balanced curriculum; n the scope for individually tailored learning plans;
• Making sense of health intelligence, patterns in the distribution of health and the causes of health problems, to inform priorities and identify areas for improvement
• Designing strategies for responding to health needs, based on existing good practice and translating knowledge into action and advocacy
• Developing and implementing decisions for public health policies, balancing evidence, limited resources and the needs of the community
n an emphasis on professional development and vocational training to prepare you for employment;
n access to modern purpose-built teaching facilities and e-learning technologies; and
n an internationally diverse and inclusive environment. Making your application
• Connecting knowledge and skills with the communities we serve, working towards empowerment, sustainable change and equitable health gains. There is also space in the programme for developing specialist knowledge and skills in optional modules.
Studying at Essex
For full details on how to apply, guidance on making your application and additional information, please see:
www.essex.ac.uk/hhs
The University of Essex is a vibrant and diverse community, with students from over 130 countries and the staff on the MPH programme all have international
experience, bringing a global perspective to our teaching. There is an excellent research community here and the University of Essex was ranked in the top ten in the UK’s Research Assessment Exercise. The School also provides training and education for local and national health organisations, working closely with and for the public health sector. Our students value that we are closely connected to contemporary health practice and the opportunities to study with current professionals from a range of roles and regions.
We want your application to be successful, so take this opportunity, in your application and supporting documents to show us your strengths, academic skills and professional experience. We are interested to know about your career aspirations and why you have the potential to become a future leader in public health.
To have enough time for you to apply for a student visa, applications need to be received by the School before 20 July 2012.
The MPH is taught at our purpose- built campus just outside Colchester, England’s oldest recorded town, about an hour from London. Set in 200 acres of parkland, the campus has accommodation, banks, an art gallery and theatre, sporting and gym facilities and recreational spaces, alongside modern teaching and learning facilities. There are support services, faith-based and non-denominational prayer rooms, a health centre and an extensive curriculum for improving your employability skills.
To find out more about our programme, including details of how to apply, please
visit our website:
www.essex.ac.uk/hhs
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