Notice

On June 28th, 2010, the CUNY Board of Trustees approved the governance plan for the CUNY School of Public Health. Beginning in 2010, all public health degree programs at CUNY are now part of the School of Public Health. The CUNY School of Public Health is a collaborative school that includes existing public health degree programs at Brooklyn, Lehman and Hunter Colleges and the Graduate Center as well as faculty members from these and other CUNY units.  Learn more about the School of Public Health at www.cuny.edu/sph. If you have questions about the School of Public Health's offering please email the Program Director.

The Program

Hunter College's School of Urban Public Health prepares public health professionals to promote health and prevent disease among residents of urban communities. The School educates students from diverse backgrounds to work within and across diverse populations living in cities. Graduates of the School go on to serve in a variety of settings in government, nonprofit organizations, businesses and communities. The School provides students with a broad multidisciplinary background in public and urban health and with specific competencies in community health education, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology and biostatistics, health policy management and public health nutrition.

The School prepares graduate students to work in urban communities as biostatisticians, community health educators, environmental health specialists, epidemiologist, health policy specialists, public health nutritionists and RD's, and community health educators. It also prepares undergraduate students nutrition health educators who can work with individuals and communities to prevent and treat health problems facing urban populations.

The students, staff and faculty reflect the diversity and richness of New York City. As a public health program within a global city,  the School is committed to education, research and service that improves the health of urban populations, especially disadvantaged communities in New York City. Faculty and students in the School carry out research that create new understanding of the factors that influence the well-being of urban populations and public service projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to solving urban public health problems. Faculty and students also assist policy makers, practitioners and citizens in making informed choices about the health of New York City and other global cities.

Cities such as New York are made up of communities, whether those are defined by neighborhood, block, racial or ethnic identity group, or union members. And communities have a key role to play in public health action, research and education. Community residents and organizations identify research needs,and educate professionals about how to take action to promote health and prevent disease. Collaborative relationships with community organizations are central to the experience at Hunter's School of Urban Public Health.