SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University School of Public Health
Advanced Certificate Program in Public Health Geriatrics
New York, USA
Advanced Certificate
DURATION
5 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: SUNY Downstate School of Public Health’s Advanced Certificate in Public Health Geriatrics trains students to address public health and social issues affecting older adults. You'll study theories of aging (biological, psychological, sociological), research methods tailored to older adults, and how to design projects and programmes to improve well-being, build health literacy on comorbidity, polypharmacy, caregiving and end-of-life planning, and communicate local and global research.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include public health agencies, gerontology services, long-term care administration, care coordination, community health education, policy analysis, research support, programme management. You'll use skills in gerontology, epidemiology, research methods, communication and advocacy.
SUNY Downstate School of Public Health’s Advanced Certificate in Public Health Geriatrics will provide training on public health-related issues affecting the rapidly growing aging population. Students who complete the program will obtain training on the health and social issues that are unique to the aging population and understand and implement public health research approaches that are best suited to studying older adults.
Students who complete the courses in this program will be equipped to:
- Apply learned theories of aging (including biological, psychological, and sociological) to the development of projects and programs to improve well-being among older adults.
- Develop health literacy around age-associated health issues including medical comorbidity, polypharmacy, functional decline, insurance coverage, caregiving, policy issues, and end-of-life planning.
- Develop capability to find and summarize relevant research on important issues affecting older adults at the local, national, and global levels.
- Communicate the unique health risks and social issues facing the aging population to patients, caregivers, health professionals, and the public. \
Lenard And Christine Szarek Fellowship Fund
The criteria to select awardees for the Lenard and Christine Szarek Fellowship Fund for SUNY Downstate School of Public Health (SPH) Master of Public Health (MPH) and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) are presented below:
- Academic Record: Applicants must submit an official transcript. Each applicant must also have completed 12 or more SPH academic credits with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.75 or greater.
- Resume: Each applicant must submit a recent resume which delineates his or her academic and employment record.
- Personal Statement: Each applicant must submit a personal statement of 1,000 words or less in which s/he delineates how the funding will assist him or her.
- Letter of Recommendation: Each applicant must submit a Letter of Recommendation from a faculty member of the SUNY Downstate School of Public Health.
Component Courses
- EPID 5305: Epidemiology of Aging
- HPMG 5315: Legal Issues in Aging & Health
- EPID 5200: Principles of Epidemiology
- CHSC 5206: Program Design and Evaluation
- PUBH 5201: Public Health Leadership and Interprofessional Practice
