City University of New York School of Public Health

City University of New York School of Public Health
Name	City University of New York School of Public Health
Established	2016
Type	Public
Parent	City University of New York
City	New York City
State	New York (state)
Country	United States
Campus	Urban

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City University of New York School of Public Health is a public professional school within the City University of New York system located in New York City, New York (state), United States. The school offers graduate education and research in population health, epidemiology, environmental health, and health policy while partnering with municipal agencies and community organizations across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Its programs serve students from CUNY senior colleges such as Brooklyn College, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and City College of New York and collaborate with local institutions including New York University, Columbia University, Mount Sinai Health System, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

History

The school was established through initiatives connected to the City University of New York central administration and proposals influenced by public health crises such as the 2014–2016 Ebola virus epidemic and the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, with founding efforts drawing on expertise from leaders associated with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the New York State Department of Health. Early governance involved trustees from the CUNY Board of Trustees and academic planning with faculty affiliated with Hunter College School of Health Sciences, Brooklyn College Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, and programs linked to the Urban Public Health Network. The school's opening reflected trends seen at institutions like Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health while emphasizing urban population needs observed in studies by World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization.

The school awards professional degrees modeled after curricula at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Yale School of Public Health, offering programs in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy, and Community Health. Degree tracks include the Master of Public Health, Doctor of Public Health, and research-focused doctorates similar to those at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. Joint and certificate programs have been developed with Baruch College, Graduate Center, CUNY, and professional schools like CUNY School of Law and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, while practicum placements involve partners such as New York City Department of Education, New York City Housing Authority, and NYC Health + Hospitals. The school hosts continuing education modeled after offerings at American Public Health Association meetings and collaborates on workforce training with National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

Research agendas focus on urban health inequities, environmental exposures, infectious disease dynamics, and health services research, paralleling centers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and New York University Grossman School of Medicine. The school houses centers and labs that partner with the New York Genome Center, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and local nonprofit research groups such as NYC Health + Hospitals research units and community-based organizations like Make the Road New York. Investigations link to federal initiatives funded by National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and foundations such as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Ford Foundation, and collaborate with global entities including World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization on projects addressing climate, migration, and chronic disease burdens.

Community engagement emphasizes translational work with neighborhood coalitions, school districts, and municipal agencies including New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC Mayor's Office, and New York State Department of Health. Field placements and service-learning mirror models used by University of Washington School of Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health, engaging partners such as Community League of the Heights, Bread for the City, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, and NYC Health + Hospitals Bellevue. The school contributes to emergency preparedness initiatives coordinated with FEMA, regional responses involving New York State Emergency Management Office, and public information campaigns akin to those led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization during outbreaks.

Administrative leadership includes deans and associate deans drawn from academic leaders with backgrounds at institutions like Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and Yale University, overseen by the CUNY Board of Trustees and coordinated with presidents of CUNY senior colleges such as Hunter College, Brooklyn College, and City College of New York. Governance structures incorporate faculty councils, student representation, and advisory boards with members from New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and philanthropic partners like Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The school seeks and maintains accreditation standards comparable to those held by Council on Education for Public Health-accredited programs alongside peer institutions including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Rankings and assessments reference national comparisons published in outlets such as U.S. News & World Report and analyses by organizations like the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health and tracking by the National Institutes of Health for research funding.

Category:Schools of public health in the United States