It takes a special set of skills and competencies to improve the health of people
worldwide. The primary mission of public health is to change risky behaviors in local,
tribal, state, national and international population groups through the implementation of
primary prevention practices.
These certificate courses teach basic public health practice concepts in leadership and
management, community engagement, global health, immunization strategies and
disaster response to prepare students for public health practices.
Turtle Mountain College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.
Less than 15-20 percent of the current public health workforce have any formal training in public health. Those not trained in basic public health skills and competencies often require significant on-the-job training before becoming functional members of the public health workforce. Concepts taught in these certificate courses will provide students with key basic public health practice concepts, short-circuiting on-the-job training and providing those students with a job placement advantage for local, tribal, state, national, and international public health positions
