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Department of Public Health

Explore the Master of Public Health Program

Our accredited, two-year Master of Public Health (MPH) Program provides future healthcare practitioners with the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to effectively conduct public health assessments, program planning, implementation and evaluation, and applied research to address the needs of our communities. 

Mission: To promote, preserve and restore health

Vision: To create healthy communities through sustainable public health strategies that address diversity, health equity and radical disparities.

This is accomplished by educating graduate students to be effective leaders and practitioners at the local, national, and international levels. The program also emphasizes community service with the underserved counties and state agencies, as well as develops professional opportunities for Master of Public Health program students and graduates.

A unique aspect of the Master of Public Health Program is that it addresses the health needs of the ethnically and socio-economically diverse communities living in the San Joaquin Valley of California. By improving the health of communities, we are committed to the pursuit of knowledge, professionalism, advocacy, diversity, and scholarship.

Student Resources 

Prospective Students

Current Students

Admissions Process

  • Utilize a competency-based curriculum planning and evaluation system in order to be able to effectively evaluate the public health knowledge, skills, and attitudes of students.
  • Ensure all MPH students are prepared to assume leadership roles in a public health and health education settings.
  • Promote and foster an interactive environment conducive to student and faculty search for and exploration of established and innovative concepts related to Public Health.
  • Stimulate the design of research and projects that have a practical application to the reality of the community we serve.
  • Promote active involvement in serving the Fresno campus, communities, and Central California region.
  • Strengthen relationships between Fresno State and public or private community organizations in order to provide opportunities for faculty, students, and graduates to help meet the health needs of the Central California region.

As Public Health professionals dedicated to improving the health of communities we are committed to the pursuit of:

Community: To enable communities to address their unique Public Health problems, lower barriers to action, and act as a resource for progress.

Knowledge: To engage in the pursuit, development and dissemination of knowledge that will lead to the improvement of the public's health.

Professionalism: To perform the duties and responsibilities of Public Health professionals with integrity and collegiality in learning, teaching and public service.

Professional Ethics: Adhering to the duties and responsibilities in the established codes of conduct for the fields of Public Health (The Moral Clause).

Advocacy: To ensure equitable access to quality public health, health resources and public policies.

Diversity: To recognize and respect the cultural and other contributions of all members of the community in the access to public health resources.

Scholarship: To teach students methods to understanding the scope of current public health knowledge and by contributing to future public health knowledge through research.

Contact Us 

Dr. Tanisha Garcia
MPH Director and Associate Professor
tanisha@mail.fresnostate.edu
559.278.6125
McLane Hall 190

https://linktr.ee/fresnostatemph

Accreditation 

The Master of Public Health program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

Email us to obtain a copy of the most recent self-study and the council determination.

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