Educational Objectives
-To train future leaders in research on health disparities and health inequality
-To train individuals for leadership in health policy and public health practice on the underlying causes of health inequality
-To prepare public health professionals in known solutions for health disparities and health inequality

Intended Audience
Students enrolled in any graduate degree program (masters and doctoral) at Johns Hopkins University (all divisions).

Admissions Criteria
Admission into the program may be granted to any student pursuing a graduate degree at Johns Hopkins. Applicants must submit a letter addressed to the faculty sponsor outlining their career objectives and how the certificate program will enhance those objectives.

Course of Study

Students are required to take the following course:
301.615 Seminar in Health Disparities (3 units - 2nd term)
and
Participate in the Health Disparities Journal Club, sponsored by the Center for Health Disparities Solutions (all terms)
and
Earn 9 or more units from the following list of courses:
308.610 The Political Economy of Social Inequality and Its Consequences of Health and Quality of Life (3 units - 3rd term)
410.611 Health, Poverty and Public Policy (3 units - 1st term)
410.610 Health and Homelessness (3 units - 3rd term)
301.655 Human Rights for Public Health Practitioners (2 units - 3rd term)
380.666 Women’s Health (3 units - 3rd term)
380.667 Women’s Health Policy (3 units - 4th term)
340.705 Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology (3 units - 3rd term)
380.756 Poverty, Economic Development and Health (4 units - 4th term)
380.668 International Perspectives on Women, Gender and Health (3 units - 3rd term)
380.604 Life Course Perspectives on Health (formerly: Health Across the Life Span: Frameworks, Contexts, and Measurements) (4 units - 1st term)
300.711 Health Policy I: Social and Economic Determinants of Health (3 units - 1st term)
410.861 Graduate Seminar in Community-Based Research (1 unit - 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th term)
300.652 Politics of Health Policy (4 units - 2nd, 3rd term)
308.665 Financing and Delivery of Health Services for Vulnerable Populations (2 units - 4th term)
301.852 Geocoding and Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures for Studying Health Inequalities (3 units - 2nd term)
110.831 Issues and Trends in Global Health (offered through the School of Nursing)(1 unit - 1st, 2nd term)
410.632 Introduction to Urban Health (3 units - 4th term)
221.624 Urban Health in Developing Countries (3 units - 4th term)
410.630 Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs (3 units - 4th term)
410.660 Latino Health: Measure and Predictors (3 units - 4th term)

Requirements for Successful Completion
Attendance at 75% of journal club meetings over one academic year, and completion of all coursework with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in the program courses. All courses must be taken for letter grade.

Faculty Sponsor
Thomas LaVeist

410.955.3774

tlaveist@jhsph.edu

Faculty Co-Sponsor
Roland J. Thorpe, Jr.

443.287.5297

rthorpe@jhsph.edu

Administrative Contact
Rachel Relosa

410.614.0164

rrelosa@jhsph.edu