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The Center for Public Health and Health Policy (CPHHP), established in the Spring of 2004, is designed to enable
collaboration across University campuses and to encourage partnerships with regional and state programs,
particularly the Department of Public Health. The Center will integrate and consolidate the
resources across University campuses, provide key additional resources, and establish doctoral
training programs that support initiatives designed to expand outreach opportunities in selected
areas of public health. The Center will also expand University partnerships with the State Department
of Public Health and local health agencies throughout Connecticut to enhance public health practice and
support workforce development.
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Eileen Storey, director and Ann Ferris, deputy director of the
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CPHHP is organized as an intercampus, interdepartmental center reporting equally to Peter Nicholls, Provost, and Peter Deckers, Executive Vice-President for Health Affairs, and Dean of the School of Medicine. The Strategic Planning Team sets the agenda for the Center. Advisory task forces focused on the following agendas this year:
- The Academic Program Development Team has developed two multidisciplinary doctoral degree programs.
The Board of Trustees approved the first of these in Fall 2005, and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education approved the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences program on April 19, 2006. The first class of doctoral students commenced their studies in the Spring 2007 semester.
The doctoral program in Occupational and Environmental Health was approved by the UCONN Board of Trustees in Fall 2006 and the CT Department of Higher Education in June 2007. We are in the process of recruiting students to begin the program in fall 2008. Programs under development include:
— Ph.D. with concentrations in:
• Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
• Occupational and Environmental Health
• Health Services and Health Policy
— Dr.PH
- Workforce Development Task Force is assessing public health workforce needs and is developing a strategy to address current and emerging workforce issues.
The Urban Service Track began this fall semester with 22 scholars participating from the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, and Nursing.
The migrant worker farm clinics have been very successful this summer and provide training for medical students
to work with an at risk population.
- Health Information Task Force has worked with state agencies to develop the Connecticut Health Information Network (CHIN). This network will provide a platform where health data can be integrated across agencies and utilized for research to advance knowledge and guide policy.
- Urban Health Task Force worked with community partners to develop models of research, intervention and evaluation, and community participation to address health disparities in Connecticut.
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