Department of Health Promotion and Policy

School of Public Health and Health Sciences

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Sciences

The Department of Health Promotion and Policy (HPP) prepares public health professionals to design and implement programs to assist all people to participate in their life situations to the fullest extent of their capabilities, and to work in health care organizations and federal, state, and local public health agencies.

The Community Health Education (CHE) program enables people to gain control over the social, political, and personal conditions that affect their health. Community health educators are on the frontlines of this nation’s efforts to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life.

The Health Policy and Management (HPM) program uses an interdisciplinary approach, incorporating social, behavioral, economic, and political science approaches to increase our understanding of health services and policy to improve the health of populations. Graduates of the program are equipped with the conceptual models, analytical foundations, and practical skills necessary to solve complex health-related problems.

Department Contact Information
Administrative: hppadmin@umass.edu

Director, Undergraduate Public Health Sciences Program
Contact: Sofija Zagarins, Director, Undergraduate Program
Office: 427 Arnold House
Email: zagarins@schoolph.umass.edu

Undergraduate Public Health Sciences Program Advisors
Contact: Jesse Hunsicker, Undergraduate Public Health Sciences Advisor
Office: SPHHS Hub 317
Phone: 413-545-5166
Email: jhunsicker@umass.edu 

Contact: Monica Roche, MS, Undergraduate Public Health Sciences Advisor
Office: SPHHS Hub 315
Phone: 413-545-8330
E-Mail: monicaroche@umass.edu

http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/public-health