Department of Education A Certificate Course | 1 Credit | Hybrid Classes
INDIGENOUS PUBLIC HEALTH
Full & Partial Scholarships Available
Classes start on Friday Oct. 25, 2024
$25 Non-refundable Application Fee
Course Description
This course will explore the foundations of Indigenous public health, including:
- public health topics (e.g., youth health, maternal health, caregiving, cancer) impacting Indigenous communities
- Indigenous systems alignment, an emergent concept and practice, for public health practice
- sovereignty and self-determination in relation to data through the framework of data for governance
-
the process of program development based on community needs and assets
Course Schedule
|
Image
|
Dr. Felina Cordova-Marks Assistant Professor, |
Friday, October 25, 9:30AM -12:00PM Zoom Public Health Foundations and Special Topics This module will describe the foundations of Indigenous public health through a broad range of public health topics (e.g., youth health, maternal health, caregiving, cancer) impacting Indigenous communities. |
|
Image
|
Dr. Christina E. Oré Assistant Professor, |
Friday, November 8, 9:30AM -12:00PM Zoom Cross-Sector Systems Alignment in Public Health Practice This module will provide a brief overview of Indigenous systems alignment, an emergent concept and practice, for public health practice. It will include a description of the public health systems serving Indigenous peoples in the U.S. and discussion of the strengths and challenges to applying current systems strengthening initiatives (data, governance, funding).
|
|
Image
|
Dr. Stephanie Carroll Associate Professor, Community, Environment & Policy Department, |
Friday, November 15, 9:30AM -12:00PM Zoom Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Governance This module will explore sovereignty and self-determination in relation to data through the framework of data for governance and the governance of data. |
|
Image
|
Dr. Amanda (Urbina) Hunter Assistant Professor, |
Friday, November 22, 9:30AM -12:00PM In person and Zoom Program Development and Evaluation This interactive module will describe the process of program development based on community needs and assets. It will also include the development of sustainable evaluation plans. |
Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Applications will not be considered for admission review until the applicant has paid the $25 non-refundable application fee.
Should we receive more applications than available seats, priority will be given to Pascua Yaqui and other Tribal students, in line with our commitment to support the PYT-UA Microcampus mission and enhance tribal access to educational opportunities. However, we encourage all tribal and non-tribal students to apply. Applicants not admitted in this batch will be considered on a rolling basis for future batches.
APPLICATION FEE:
$25 non-refundable application fee is mandatory in order to complete the application. The payment link will be available on the application confirmation page after you have successfully submitted your application.
This $25 application fee will be automatically considered towards your tuition payment upon the confirmation of your admission. For example, for a course that costs $500:
- Students that receive a 25% scholarship will pay a tuition fee of $350 ($125 discount plus $25 application fee deduction);
- Students that receive a 50% scholarship will pay a tuition fee of $225 ($250 discount plus $25 application fee deduction);
- Students that receive a 100% will pay a tuition fee of $0 ($500 discount plus $25 application fee deduction - the relevant scholarship fund will allocate $475).
TUITION FEES:
Tuition for this course is $500, representing a 65% discount from the standard fee of $1,500 per credit course. This is the usual cost for one course offered through the Pascua Yaqui Tribe - University of Arizona Virtual Microcampus network.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
All PYT-UA Microcampus students are eligible for scholarships. Applicable scholarship awards are tiered, based on the below breakdown:
- PYT members and employees are eligible for up to 100% scholarships
- Non-PYT members and employees are eligible for up to 50% scholarships
If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, the application form will ask you to write a short statement (not more than 250 words) describing interest in the course, financial need, and circumstances that meet the selection criteria. Please note that PYT enrolled members and employees are exempt from submitting the scholarship statement.