Poverty, Health & Social Structures Micro/Regular Credential

Objective:

This credential (or micro-credential) provides a multidisciplinary foundation in the social, structural, economic, policy, and environmental forces that shape poverty and health. Students learn frameworks for assessing community needs, understanding systems, and addressing injustices. A flexible elective option allows learners to deepen expertise in a specialized public health domain.

Eligibility Requirements

• Bachelors degree required

• Must apply as a non degree seeking student: here is how https://graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu/admissions/non-degree-application-for-cu-anschutz

• This program should take about 1 year to complete depending on class times. 

• How this qualifies for CPH Recertification
  https://www.nbphe.org/certified-in-public-health/cph-recertification/

Required Courses

CBHS 6610 – Social and Behavioral Factors and Health (3.0 cr)
Introduces social, behavioral, and cultural determinants of health and their contributions to disparities and inequitable health outcomes.

CBHS 6624 – Community Health Assessment (3.0 cr)
Teaches methods for assessing social, economic, environmental, and cultural components of community health, with applications to poverty and place-based inequities.

HSMP 6602 – Health in Context: Social and Policy Influences (3.0 cr)
This course focuses on the advancement of health for everyone and examines persistent and preventable patterns in health outcomes that affect a wide range of populations.

Specialization “Switch-Out” Elective (Choose 1)
Programs may rotate one specialization course to align with student interest.

Epidemiology

• EPID 6658 Fundamentals of Social Epidemiology (3.0 cr)

Climate & Environment:

• EHOH 6635 – Climate Change and Health (3.0 cr)
  Addresses health impacts of climate change and climate-related inequities.
• EHOH 6640 The Built Environment and Public Health (3.0 cr)

Global Health:

• CBHS 6619 – Public Health in the Global Community (3.0 cr)
  Examines global determinants of health, development, and disparities.
• EHOH 6625 Global Response to Disasters and Climate Crises (3.0 cr)
  

American Indian & Alaska Native Health:

• CBHS 6644 – Social Determinants of AIAN Health (3.0 cr)
  Provides a multilevel analysis of inequities affecting Native communities.

Maternal Health:

• CBHS 6621 – Introduction to Maternal and Child Health (3.0 cr)

OR

• EPID 6644 – Maternal Child Health Epidemiology (3.0 cr)

Substance Use / Opioids:

• PMHW 6625 Substance Use: A Public Health Perspective (3.0 cr)

OR

• PMHW 6622 Opioid Use, Overdose and Public Health (1.0 cr)

OR

• CBHS 6636 – Early Childhood Health, ACEs, Toxic Stress and Health Equity (1.0 cr)

Learning Outcomes
Learners completing this mini-credential will be able to:

• Identify and analyze the social, structural, and policy determinants of poverty and health.
• Conduct community assessments integrating social, economic, cultural, and environmental data.
• Evaluate public health interventions addressing poverty-related inequities.
• Apply specialized knowledge in an area such as climate, global health, AIAN health, maternal health, or substance use.

Micro-credential requirements: 2 required courses (6 credits) + 3 additional credits from remaining courses (Total 9 credits)

Regular credential: 2 required courses (6 credits) + 9 additional credits from remaining courses (Total 15 credits)