Courses
Spring 2024: PH782, Gun Violence and Community Health Equity
Registration opens 10/21 for this brand new course. Prospective students can find a preliminary syllabus here.
Spring 2023: SB820, Community Health Needs Assessment
MPH students in SB820 conducted an assessment of health and safety needs at the intersection of Franklin Park and the Shattuck Hospital Campus in Boston. This Franklin Park Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) was an exercise conducted at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) in the Spring of 2023. Dr. Jonathan Jay, assistant professor of Community Health Sciences at BUSPH, and Naomi Gross, teaching assistant, provided students with guidance, mentorship, supervision throughout the duration of the process.
Spring 2022: SB820, Community Health Needs Assessment
MPH students in SB820 conducted an assessment of the social services needs of older adults in Brookline, MA. The students worked under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Jay, an assistant professor of Community Health Sciences at BUSPH, and teaching assistants Walae Hayek and Chioma Mbonu. This assessment was conducted in collaboration with the Brookline Council on Aging, the Brookline Senior Center, and BUSPH Professor Harold Cox. Topics of the assessment included transportation and the built environment, healthcare access, housing, and personal and legal rights.
