Global Public Health

Our program takes a multidisciplinary approach to creating a healthier, more equitable world

The foundation of Global Public Health is global equity, and the acknowledgment that social determinants play a significant role in informing individual behaviors and health choices. The Global Public Health (GPH) major provides transdisciplinary training for students interested in health, with a focus on disease prevention and health equity.

The undergraduate Global Public Health program addresses the capacity to improve health at all levels, from local to global, by combining two complementary and closely related fields: global health and public health. GPH provides students with the knowledge, abilities and skills to engage in health-related study and research using the five core areas of public health: epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems and policies, environmental health, and social behavioral theories. At the same time, students will apply the fundamental principles of global public health — social justice and equity — in implementing and evaluating health programs irrespective of national boundaries

Learn more about GPH program options.


DEGREE PROGRAMS

BS, Global Public HealthBS, Global Public Health (Future Healthcare Providers)BA, Global Public Health



For more information about Global Public Health please email: GPH@binghamton.edu

Unique Program Features

  • The program exposes students to the fields of international affairs, health science, public health, and health systems management
  • Grounded in Social Justice and Global Citizen frameworks with a focus on social determinants of health and life-course approaches
  • Opportunities for hands-on learning and credit-bearing research experience locally, nationally, and abroad ○ Internship experience at the community, national, and international levels
  • A strong emphasis on service learning
  • Pre-med and study abroad opportunities

Why choose Global Public Health

Yasmeen

“There are so many paths in global public health because it’s for people who want to improve health outcomes for populations anywhere in the world,” she said. “You can go into research, academia, the UN or government. You can do a lot with it if you dedicate time and effort and emphasize with people.”

— Yasmeen Gilani

Yasmeen Gilani

Zhiqiao Huang

“We want to create better infrastructures, create a better environment for physical and mental health. We want people to live in a healthy society. That’s what I really want to do in my future: to create diversity, to help people with disadvantages and create an equal and happy place for all.”

— Zhiqiao Huang

Zhiqiao Huang