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University of Maryland, College Park
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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)Area of Concentration (A.o.C.) Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health Program6/13/2026
Area of Concentration (A.o.C.) Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health Program Program Description
The learning outcomes for the MPH concentration in Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health are as follows: <br> <br>1. Assess intersectional determinants of global, environmental, and occupational health. 2. Analyze the effects of social and <br>environmental change on the interconnected health and well-being of people, animals, and plants from local to global scales. <br> <br>3. Develop strategies for worker health and safety globally. <br> <br>4. Describe global, environmental, and occupational health governance. <br>5. Demonstrate skills to design, implement, and disseminate ethical, community-based global health, environmental health, and occupational health-based interventions. <br> <br>6. Apply technological approaches to improve global, environmental, and occupational health outcomes. <br> <br>7. Design traditional and digital health communication and promotion strategies to address global, environmental, and occupational health issues. <br> <br>8. Exercise culturally competent leadership of diverse interdisciplinary teams working in global, environmental, and occupational health.