Accreditation

The NYU Master of Public Health program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).  CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health.

Specific Objectives of CEPH

The goal of the Council is "to enhance health in human populations through organized community effort." The Council's focus is the improvement of health through the assurance of professional personnel who are able to identify, prevent and solve community health problems. The Council's objectives are:

• to promote quality in public health education through a continuing process of self-evaluation by the schools and programs that seek accreditation;
• to assure the public that institutions offering graduate instruction in public health have been evaluated and judged to meet standards essential for the conduct of such educational programs; and
• to encourage - through periodic review, consultation, research, publications, and other means - improvements in the quality of education for public health. 

 NYU MPH Re-Accreditation Updates

The NYU MPH program is currently undergoing re-accreditation status with CEPH. This involves a self-study document to be prepared and submitted and a site visit by CEPH evaluators to take place at NYU April 16-17, 2012. Please see below for the ongoing timeline of events:

• October 20 - November 3: draft self-study document available for public review and comment
• November 16, 2011: preliminary self-study document submitted to CEPH.
• February 9 and 10, 2012: mock site visit
• March 13, 2012: final self-study document submitted to CEPH
• April 16-17, 2012: formal CEPH site visit scheduled
  

As a normal part of the accreditation process, CEPH offers faculty, students, alumni, preceptors and other program consituents an opportunity to submit written comments on the NYU Masterof Public Health Program directly to CEPH. If youo choose to send comments, please note that they will be accepted until 30 days before the site visit (March 16, 2012). Letters should be sent directly to:

The Council on Education for Public Health
800 Eye Street, NW, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20001-3710

All general inquiries regarding the accreditation process should be directed to:

Marcia Thomas,
Executive Director, Public Health Initiatives
New York University
marcia.thomas@nyu.edu