Certificate in Rural Public Health

You can complete this program entirely online, take your classes at the University of Northern Colorado, or do a mix of both. This certificate is designed to help meet the need for talented public health professionals in rural communities. In this program, you'll learn about health disparities that affect rural populations, gain an understanding of effective community engagement strategies, and learn how to access and address community health needs.

Advance your education & career

Get the education you need to propel your public health career or as a stepping stone to further your graduate education.

Make a difference

Be part of the pipeline of talented professionals making a difference in rural communities

Help reduce health disparities

Contribute to reducing health disparities in rural communities and work to achieve health equity.

Curriculum

Students may identify other electives outside of this list that are specific to their interests related to rural health but will need to discuss other electives with the certificate coordinator for approval.

Course name	Course ID	Credits
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
Childhood Obesity	CBHS 6614	1
Intimate Partner Violence	CBHS 6616	1
Nutrition and Public Health	CBHS 6617	1
Community Health Assessment	CBHS 6624	3
Maternal Nutrition	CBHS 6627	1
Intro to Sexual and Reproductive Health	CBHS 6631	1
Adolescent Health	CBHS 6634	1
Child Nutrition	CBHS 6635	1
Early Childhood Health, ACEs, Toxic Stress and Health Equity	CBHS 6636	1
Ethical Considerations in American Indian Alaska Native Health	CBHS 6648	1
University of Northern Colorado
Statistical Applications in PH	CHBH 6120	3
Contemporary Issues in School Health	CHBH 5250	3
Behavior Change Theories	CHBH 5090	3
Strategies for Community Health Promotion	CHBH 5300	3
Effective Community Health Engagement	CHBH 5350	3
Environmental Health	CHBH 5500	3
Policy, Advocacy, Leadership and Management	CHBH 6350	3
Colorado State University
Principles of Cooperative Extension	AGRI 5460	3
Delivery of Co-operative Extension Programs	AGRI 5470	3
Community Nutrition Planning and Evaluation	FSHN 6200	3
Current Issues in Food Safety	FTEC 5740	2
Risk and Resilience	HDFS 6100	3
One Health in Public Health	PBHC 5400	3
Exploring Social Epidemiology	PBHC 6921	2

Identifier	Certificate in Rural Health
CERT-RH 1	Examine the concept of “rurality” from a social science perspective
CERT-RH 2	Examine the accessibility, availability, and delivery of community health resources and services from a health equity perspective and relate this to the impact on individual and community health.
CERT-RH 3	Describe the way that cultural beliefs and practices both positively and negatively influence participation in public health initiatives and use this information to design culturally appropriate initiatives that will positively impact health.
CERT-RH 4	Use principles of authentic community engagement to work collaboratively within a community.
CERT-RH 5	Apply evidence-based principles and scientific knowledge base to plan the development of community health initiatives appropriately adapted to fit community health needs.
CERT-RH 6	Describe the range of health issues facing rural communities, with emphasis on health issues prioritized in the CDC Healthy People 2030.
CERT-RH 7	Explain major political, economic, and social forces at work in rural communities, and assess their impact on community health and public health interventions.

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.

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Colorado School of Public Health

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

3rd Floor

Mail Stop B119

Aurora, CO 80045

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Course requirement	Course ID	Credits
Foundations of Public Health	PUBH 6600	2
Health Communication and the Media	CHBH 5050	3
Epidemiology	CHBH 6200	3
Rural Community Health Issues	CHBH 5680	3
Electives	See list below	4
		15

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Certificate in Rural Public Health

Curriculum

Total credits: 15

Colorado School of Public Health

Certificate in Rural Public Health

Curriculum

Required courses

Electives

Learning objectives

Total credits: 15

Colorado School of Public Health