Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings
10 - Health and related fields
51. - Health professions and related programs
This series comprises instructional programs that prepare individuals to practice as licensed professionals and assistants in the health care professions and related clinical sciences and administrative and support services.
51.22 - Public health
This subseries comprises instructional program classes 51.2201 to 51.2299.
51.2201 - Public health, general (MPH, DPH)
This instructional program class comprises any program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and evaluate public health care services; to function as public health professionals in public agencies, the private sector, and other settings; and to provide leadership in the field of public health. These programs include courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health principles, preventive medicine, health policy and regulations, health care services and related administrative functions, public health law enforcement, health economics and budgeting, public communications, and professional standards and ethics.
Illustrative example(s)
- doctorate of public health (DPH)
- master of public health (MPH)
- public health (MPH, DPH)
- public health (Masters degree)
- public health (PhD)
Exclusion(s)
- dental public health and education (Cert., MS, MSc, MPH, PhD, DPH)(51.0504)
- health behaviour(51.2212)
- health communication(09.0905)
- international public health/international health(51.2210)
- public health education(51.2207)
- public health medicine - residency(60.0429)
- public health nursing(51.3811)
51.2202 - Environmental health
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of environmental sciences, public health, the biomedical sciences, and environmental toxicology to the study of environmental factors affecting human health, safety, and related ecological issues, and prepares individuals to function as professional environmental health specialists. These programs include courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, toxicology, public policy analysis, public management, risk assessment, communications, environmental law, occupational health and safety emergency response, and applications such as air quality, food protection, radiation protection, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, soil quality, noise abatement, housing quality, and environmental control of recreational areas.
Illustrative example(s)
- environmental health
Exclusion(s)
- environmental health engineering(14.1401)
- occupational health and safety technician(15.0701)
- public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)
51.2205 - Health/medical physics
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of physics, nuclear science, and engineering physics to diagnostic, treatment, and therapeutic processes and public health protection. These programs include courses in radiation biophysics, biophysics, health effects of natural and artificially induced radiation, hazard evaluation, environmental radioactivity, nuclear physics, engineering physics, radiobiology, medical radiology, calibration and dosage theory, computer applications and medical informatics, and specific research problems.
Illustrative example(s)
- biomedical physics
- health physics
- medical physics
51.2206 - Occupational health and industrial hygiene
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares public health specialists to monitor and evaluate health and related safety standards in industrial, commercial, and government workplaces and facilities. These programs include courses in occupational health and safety standards and regulations; health-related aspects of various occupations and work environments; health hazard testing and evaluation; test equipment operation and maintenance; industrial toxicology; worker health and safety education; and the analysis and testing of job-related equipment, behaviour practices, and protective devices and procedures.
Illustrative example(s)
- industrial hygiene
- occupational health and industrial hygiene
Exclusion(s)
- environmental health(51.2202)
- occupational health and safety technician(15.0701)
- public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)
51.2207 - Public health education and promotion
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists. These programs include courses in human development; health issues across the lifespan; population-specific health issues; principles and methods of public health education; administration of health education campaigns and programs; evaluation methods; public communications; and applications to specific public health subjects and issues.
Illustrative example(s)
- public health education
- public health education and promotion
Exclusion(s)
- community health science(51.2208)
- environmental health(51.2202)
- health behaviour(51.2212)
- health communication(09.0905)
- public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)
51.2208 - Community health and preventive medicine
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares public health specialists to plan and manage health services in local community settings, including the coordination of related support services, government agencies, and private resources. These programs include courses in public health, community health services and delivery, health behaviour and cultural factors, local government operations, human services, health communication and promotion, health services administration in local settings, environmental health, preventive and comparative medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, family and community health, and applicable laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- community health and preventive medicine
Exclusion(s)
- community health nursing(51.3811)
- public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)
- public health education and promotion(51.2207)
51.2209 - Maternal and child health
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of public health specializations, public policy studies, and the social and behavioural sciences to issues of health affecting women, children, and families; and prepares individuals to function as maternal and child health specialists. These programs include courses in research design and testing, program evaluation, public policy analysis, public finance, economics of health care, community health, family development and dynamics, women's studies, social psychology, fetal and child development, biostatistics, health education and promotion, nutrition, neonatal development, psychology, and social services delivery.
Illustrative example(s)
- maternal and child health
51.2210 - International public health/international health
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of public health specializations, the social and behavioural sciences, and policy and communications methods to the study of health problems in low- and middle-income countries and regions, and prepares individuals to function as professional international health specialists. These programs include courses in health education and promotion, research design and evaluation, infectious disease epidemiology, international health policy and management, public nutrition and food security, information systems, program evaluation, medical anthropology, international communication, behavioural sciences, maternal and child health, demography and population policy, and health care finance and economics.
Illustrative example(s)
- international health
- international public health
- international public health/international health
Exclusion(s)
- health policy(44.0503)
- international public policy(44.0504)
51.2211 - Health services administration
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. These programs include courses in health systems planning, public health organization and management, public health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health laws and regulations.
Illustrative example(s)
- health services administration
- health services management
Exclusion(s)
- health care administration(51.0701)
- hospital administration(51.0702)
- pharmaceutical marketing and management(51.2011)
51.2212 - Behavioural aspects of health
This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the biological, behavioural, and socio-cultural determinants of health and health behaviour, and the interventions and policies aimed at improving community and population health. These programs include courses in behavioural sciences, public health practice and policy, human services, and research methods.
Illustrative example(s)
- behavioural aspects of health
- health and social behaviour
- health behaviour
Exclusion(s)
- applied behaviour analysis(42.2814)
- behavioural science(30.1701)
- neurobiology and behaviour(26.1504)
- public health (MPH, DPH)(51.2201)
- public health education and promotion(51.2207)
51.2299 - Public health, other
This instructional program class comprises any program not listed above that relates to Public health.
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