IHCRTG - Indigenous Health

Graduate Certificate

Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

Graduate

Indigenous health looks at the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples - of which there are 300 million to 500 million globally, including 5,000 groups in more than 70 countries - with an emphasis on models and frameworks that are rooted in culture, language, identity, place and community history. Worldwide, Indigenous communities have disproportionately worse health outcomes than the population at large. This graduate certificate examines the context, such as resource constraints, public health threats compounding health inequity, and challenges to public health personnel. The program's aim is to increase the capacity of the current and future public health workforce for Indigenous groups.