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Certificate in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing

This certificate, offered at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, will help you to understand the challenges of preventing and treating mental health and substance use conditions to promote mental well-being at a population level. You'll be introduced to innovative, population-minded approaches to behavioral health issues and be trained in epidemiology, health policy, social and behavioral health, and more. This certificate is ideal for public health practitioners interested in building their expertise in behavioral health issues and for members of the behavioral health workforce looking for a population-based perspective.

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Develop behavioral health expertise

Study the epidemiology of mental and substance use disorders, prevention and treatment strategies, integrative care models, and policy and advocacy efforts.

Combat stigma and misinformation

Address issues unique to the field of behavioral and mental health such as misinformation and stigma, lack of workforce training, and a failure to invest in mental health.

Gain a population level perspective

Promote mental health at a population level to improve the wellbeing of individuals and entire communities.


Curriculum


Course requirement
 Course ID
 Credits
Mental HealthPMHW 66013
Population Mental Health Systems, Policy, & AdvocacyPMHW 66203
Social & Behavioral Factors & Health

CBHS 6610

PBHC 5500

CHBH 5090

3
Epidemiology

EPID 6630

PBHC 5700

CHBH 6200

3
Electives**See the Elective List below for a full list of approved electives.​​​​​3
  15

Course name Course ID
​Cred​its
CU Anschutz 
Content-Focused Electives​
Intimate Partner Violence: Epidemiology, Theory & Prevention 
CBHS 6616 ​1
Maternal & Child Health
CBHS 6621 ​3
Health & Human Rights 
CBHS 6629 ​3
Adolescent Health 
CBHS 6634 ​1
​Introduction to Public Health Emergency Preparedness ​
EHOH 6622 ​3
​Injury & Violence Epidemiology & Prevention
​EPID 6637 2​
​​​Methods-Focused Electives ​
​​Applied Biostatistics II  BIOS 6602 ​3
​​Design & Conduct of Clinical Research  BIOS 6648 ​3
​Methods in Research & Evaluation ​
CBHS 6612 ​3
​Program Planning & Implementation ​
CBHS 6613 ​3
Health Equity 
​​HSMP 6602 ​​3
​​Colorado State University ​
​​Content-Focused Electives ​ ​
​​Global Mental Health: Theory & Method  ANTP 5450 ​3
​​Mind, Medicine, & Culture  ANTP 5470 ​4
​​Adolescent Development  HDFS 6120 ​3
​​Advanced Psychology: Health Psychology  PSCY 6000 ​3
​​Methods-Focused Electives ​ ​
​​Program Design & Implementation  HDFS 6080 ​3
​Prevention Program Evaluation ​
HDFS 6090 ​3
​​University of Northern Colorado ​ ​
​​Content-Focused Electives ​ ​
​​Health Aspects of Aging  GERO 6400 ​3
​​Methods-Focused Electives ​ ​
​Program Planning & Evaluation 
​CHBH 6100 ​3
Methods in Public Health Research & Evaluation 
​​CHBH 6150 ​3

 

By pursuing the Certificate in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing you will learn to: 

  • Describe the history of the behavioral health field
  • Describe natural history, prevalence rates, risk and protective factors, clinical characteristics of major mental and behavioral health disorders
  • Demonstrate an understanding of advocacy, policy, and integrated healthcare systems in behavioral health 
  • Specify unique characteristics of populations at-risk for behavioral health disorders based on culture, race/ethnicity, age, orientation, etc.
  • Understand the evolution of mental health policy and services in the United States
  • Describe the etiology, epidemiology, and social determinants of mental health disorders and mental illness
  • Understand the role of culture, race/ethnicity, gender, poverty, and social justice in the experience and diagnosis of mental health problems
  • Understand the relationship of mental health to common societal and public health problems.
  • Identify basic concepts of fields related to epidemiology including demography, infectious disease, and preventive medicine. 
  • Specify applications of epidemiologic methods including infectious disease outbreak investigation and screening program design
  • Identify and apply theories, concepts, and models from a range of social and behavioral disciplines used in public health research and practice
  • Describe the merits and limitations of social and behavioral science programs and policies for improving population health
  • Identify strategies for engaging stakeholders in planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs and policies.

 

Total credits: 15

MPH students also completing a concurrent specialty certificate will need to meet the requirements of both the MPH and the certificate with only nine overlapping credits and have a minimum of 48 total credits to graduate with both.

View the course book and course schedule >

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Mail Stop B119

Aurora, CO 80045

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