PHPOP Tracks Mapped with Common MPH Courses

1. Systems Thinking

Courses: Foundations for Public Health, Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Health Systems

Add carbon cycle and climate change to causal loop diagrams, system maps, and transdisciplinary modeling assignments to core and health systems courses. Use system dynamics to explore interventions.

2. Environmental Literacy

Courses: Social, Behavioral, and Structural Determinants of Health, Environmental Health courses (e.g., Toxicology, Exposure Assessment)

Strengthen links between ecology and health in environmental health and core determinants courses. Embed planetary boundaries and environmental justice in learning outcomes.

3. Responsible Business and Economy

Courses: Economics for Health and Development, Economic Analysis, Foundations for Public Health

Incorporate sustainability accounting, just transition concepts, and circular economy strategies into economic and management case studies.

4. Social Responsibility

Courses: Social, Behavioral, and Structural Determinants of Health, Society and Health, Public Health Policy and Politics

Infuse environmental justice, intergenerational equity, and decolonization frameworks into case discussions and intervention design.

5. Environmental Impact Assessment

Courses: Environmental Exposure Assessment, Environmental and Occupational Health Regulations

Introduce EIA, HIA, and life cycle assessment tools directly into environmental health assignments. Link policy and practice through real-world policy co-design projects with government offices. 

6. Materials Selection

Courses: Toxicology, Health Management electives, Environmental electives

Extend discussion of material toxicity and supply chain impacts into clinical, procurement, and environmental safety contexts. Design circularity into health products.

7. Health Solutions Design

Courses: Program Planning, Design Thinking in Health Care

Apply human-centered and regenerative design principles to program/project planning, urban health, or clinical innovation labs.

8. Climate Action Agency, Mental Health, and Spirituality/Interiority

Courses: Health Behavior Change, Reducing Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health, Elective Practica

Embed climate anxiety, hope theory, and resilience-building strategies in behavioral health and fieldwork. Encourage reflective journaling and climate action planning.

9. Critical Thinking

Courses: Foundations for Public Health, Principles of Social and Behavioral Research, Leadership and Communication

Use future scenarios, systems foresight, and ethical trade-offs in assignments and integrative learning experiences.

10. Health Leadership, Governance, and Communication

Courses: Leadership and Communication, Applied Practice and Integrative Learning Experience

Emphasize cross-sector collaboration and visual storytelling. Evaluate team leadership and policy pitching in final deliverables.

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