Graduate Programming

• Online via Zoom
• June 1-26 (Monday)
  • 11:00am-12:00pm ET (optional synchronous)
  • 12:00-1:00pm ET (required synchronous)
• Credits: 2

If you are interested in health policy, consider this opportunity to study the historical and legislative determinants that have put American Indians at risk for some of the greatest health disparities in the U.S. population. Discover the unique history of policy and legislation that affect American Indian health. Learn from experienced Indigenous policy change-makers about the social, political, and economic conditions that continue to be risk and protective factors in Native America.

This course provides a detailed overview of the unique policy issues that form the legal basis for the provision of public health and healthcare services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Explores the legal and historical basis for the provision of health services by examining laws, policies, and rights that impact AI/AN healthcare and develops policy solutions to improve outcomes.

• Online via Zoom
• July 1-6 (Monday-Friday), 1:00-3:50pm ET
• Credits: 2

Do you plan to be a leader in healthcare practice, education, policy, or administration? Whether in Indigenous or mainstream health systems, learn culturally grounded and values-based frameworks for leadership that are practical and applicable to current, and relevant leadership issues.

This course introduces students to historic and evolving relationships among diversity, culture, and leadership through an Indigenous lens. Explores real cases and solutions. Provides students with lectures, media, and readings from Indigenous leaders working in the field with access to experts in healthcare administration, health policy, and other spaces. Interacts with literature, tools, and frameworks that provide practical skills and knowledge for ethical leadership in Indigenous and mainstream arenas.

• Online via Zoom
• June 1 – July 24 (Wednesday), 12:00 – 1:20pm ET
• Credits: 2

Do you plan for a career in public health service? If so, be prepared to evaluate the programs and projects that you are a part of and leading. This course offers a unique perspective on program evaluation, in showing students how to design tools that center Indigenous worldviews. Evaluation contains within it “value,” learn to assess effectiveness of your programs using measures that reflect what is important to Indigenous people and communities.

This course builds upon the CDC Public Health Program Evaluation model, which allows Indigenous communities to take ownership of the evaluation process and be cognizant of and responsive to traditional values and culture. Focuses primarily on Indigenous public health evaluation principles utilizing the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s Indigenous Evaluation Framework. Utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods, measuring experiences over time, and looking at the multiple perspectives of Indigenous communities, including individual and communal experiences.

• Online via Zoom
• July 13-17 (Monday-Friday), 12:00-4:00pm ET
• Credits: 3

This course introduces Native American (NA) tribal health leaders, health professionals, health paraprofessionals and others interested in public health to the basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics. Designed for those who may not have previous formal training in epidemiology or biostatistics, but may be working or address tribal priorities for health care, or working/interested in clinical research or public health within tribal communities. Prepares students for the core epidemiology and biostatistics courses offered by the School of Public Health. Teaches participants how to collect, analyze and use community data to address public health problems. Participants are asked to work on datasets from tribal communities to apply the principles taught during the course. Individuals do not have be Native American or work with NA communities to participate in the course since the concepts can be translated to many public health settings.