公共卫生哲学博士-卫生政策与管理

肯特州立大学（Kent State University）的卫生政策与管理专业公共卫生博士为学生从事公共卫生研究职业做好准备，这需要跨学科技能来应对快速变化的领域的挑战。卫生政策和管理专业的博士生将学习设计和实施研究，并使用先进的定量方法来检查关键和新出现的健康问题。在公共卫生专业攻读卫生政策和管理博士学位的学生将受益于以下活跃的教职研究议程：卫生系统研究，职业健康与安全，生殖健康，艾滋病毒/艾滋病，获得卫生保健，健康素养，药物滥用和社区基于干预。
The Ph.D. degree in Public Health bridges public safety and health career pathways to address a nationwide shortage of public health workers.<br><br><br>Program Learning Outcomes<br><br>Graduates of this program will be able to:<br><br> Explain public health history, philosophy and values<br> Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services16<br> Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population's health<br> List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program<br> Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.<br><br>The Health Policy and Management concentration prepares students to design and implement studies and use advanced research methods to examine critical and emerging health issues. The heart of the concentration is a focus on interdisciplinary skills to meet the rapidly changing health needs of communities. Students benefit from active faculty research agendas in health systems research, occupational health and safety, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, access to health care, health literacy, substance abuse prevention and community-based programming.