Indigenous Health

Zuckerman College of Public Health

Indigenous communities in the United States and around the world have disproportionately worse health outcomes than the general population. Despite unique challenges, few public health training programs are specifically designed to increase the current and future public health workforce for Indigenous communities. 

The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Health helps close this loophole by equipping you with the skills and competencies necessary to engage in evidence-based public health practice at the leadership, management and supervisory levels. The certificate is developed and implemented by public health experts with extensive experience working with Indigenous Peoples and communities locally and globally.

Indigenous health examines the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples, emphasizing Indigenous models and frameworks rooted in culture, language, identity, place and community history. The primary targets for this certificate are graduate students, physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, health educators and other public health professionals. 

Experienced Indigenous faculty instructors with a solid track record of teaching graduate students using web-based technologies teach all courses. You will have a faculty advisor, in addition to a graduate certificate coordinator, to ensure your success in the program.

You will have the opportunity to complete the certificate in one academic year and transfer all 13 certificate credits to future graduate programs in public health at the University of Arizona. All certificate courses will transfer to the Master of Public Health degree program if admitted to the MPH program and the courses meet degree requirements.

*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.