January 2025 Study Abroad
GPH-GU 9224 Introduction to Urban Health and Equity (3)
Prerequisite: GPH-GU 2140 or 5140
Location: London, U.K.
Dates: January 6th - 17th
Instructor: Prof. Jo Ivey Boufford
Program fee: $1800 (includes hotel accommodations. students will be housed in shared doubles; does not include airfare or tuition)
Eligibility: Open to MPH students in CHSP, ENV, GH, PHN, PHPM, SBS, and SDG, MA Bioethics students, and DrPH students.
This course will introduce students to urban health and its broad determinants. In order to achieve healthier urban communities worldwide we must improve the built, socioeconomic and physical environments in cities. The course will combine readings, classroom lecture and discussion to provide an overview of urban health and health equity. As an emerging interdisciplinary area of research, practice and policy, we will draw on the work of experts and experience from all regions of the world and explore why cities are proving to be such an effective level of government to achieve results for health and health equity. We will also examine the importance of advancing health and health equity in cities in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The course will also include active engagement with public health leaders addressing health issues in London communities and with local scholars tackling critical urban health issues in the UK and beyond.
Summer 2025 Study Abroad
GPH-GU 9325 Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics (3)
Prerequisite: none
Location: Dares Salaam, Tanzania
Dates: This is a blended course. It begins on May 19th as an online asynchronous class and ends on July 2nd. The study abroad portion meets in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from June 13th-20th (arrival and departure dates are the 12th and 21st respectively).
Instructor: Prof. Chris Dickey
Program fee: $1800 (includes hotel accommodations. students will be housed in shared doubles; does not include airfare or tuition)
Eligibility: Open to MPH students in CHSP, ENV, EPI, GH, PHN, PHPM, SBS, and SDG, and DrPH students.
This course offers you the opportunity to work side-by-side with UNICEF staff, government partners in Tanzania, and students from 2 other NYU schools to design and implement programs that respond to public health challenges resulting from climate change, conflict, and poverty. By integrating research, education, and local knowledge, we’ll advance innovative, community-driven solutions and highlight the power of collective action to deliver sustainable, scalable, and impactful responses to these urgent global health challenges.