Overview
Hunter College’s School of Urban Public Health educates students to contribute to improving urban health by addressing problems such as HIV, substance abuse, asthma, obesity, under-nutrition, violence, heart disease and cancer. The school of offers undergraduate programs in Public Health and Nutrition and Food Science. Hunter’s School of Urban Public Health shares an eight-story, 147,000-square-foot green building on Third Avenue between East 118th and 119th Streets with the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Faculty, staff and students from both schools work closely with community organizations and health and social service agencies in East Harlem to strengthen existing and create new approaches to improving the well-being of East Harlem and other low-income communities.
What can I do with my degree in Public Health?
The PH-BS prepares students for work in community-based and human rights organizations, family planning clinics, mental health centers, homeless shelters, research centers, media organizations, as well as in city, state and national health departments. Students are also prepared to pursue graduate study in diverse fields including an MPH and Medicine-related.
What can I do with my degree in Nutrition and Food Science or the BS-MS?
The undergraduate NFS-BS prepares students to provide general nutrition education and counseling on wellness, health promotion and disease prevention. Graduates can work in a variety of settings such as corporate wellness, health clubs, community, WIC/child or senior centers, and food service/grocery chains, supporting research or programs within Departments of Health, or in food/nutrition journalism or marketing. Graduates often pursue advanced study in Nutrition and Dietetics to get credentialed as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or work toward degrees in other allied health sciences. The RDN credential is offered at the graduate level at Hunter.
Accelerated BS-MS graduates who earn the RDN credential care about the health and nutritional well-being of people and communities and work in hospitals, HMOs, private practice or other health care facilities. More information about career opportunities can be found at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Programs and Courses in Public Health and Nutrition
Hunter College’s School of Urban Public Health educates students to contribute to improving urban health by addressing problems such as malnutrition, chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, asthma, HIV, and violence. The School offers a Bachelor of Science and minor in Public Health, a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science, and an accredited BS-MS in Nutrition which leads to the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
Administration
Silberman Campus
2180 Third Avenue (119th Street & Third Avenue, 5th floor)
New York NY 10035
www.hunter.cuny.edu/uph
Campus Director
Khursheed Navder, PhD, RDN, FAND
Room 502, (Dean’s Suite), Silberman Campus
212-396-7775
knavder@hunter.cuny.edu
For Information Contact:
Nzinga Ajani, Silberman Campus
Silberman Campus, 119th Street, 5th fl, Dean’s Suite
212-396-7729
nutrition@hunter.cuny.edu
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/uph
Faculty
Faculty of the School of Urban Public Health
