At Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health, we believe health is a human right. In the Department of Health Management & Policy (HMP), our team of faculty, staff, and students is committed to this principle, striving to reduce health inequities and improve population health through partnerships with communities, bold research ideas, and a curriculum laser-focused on health and social justice in all policies.
Our HMP faculty includes professors with backgrounds in health services research, policy analysis, medicine, law, epidemiology, sociology, finance, administration, and community health. This unique mix of expertise allows us to explore the impact of health and social policies and programs on health outcomes at multiple levels – individual, community, society, etc. Many HMP faculty, such as myself, work closely with the Drexel Urban Health Collaborative with a focus on identifying policy solutions to improve population health in cities.
This is important work, but we can’t do it alone. We work with partner organizations at the national, state, and local level to co-develop and evaluate programs and policies that address complex public health problems and provide a foundation for bidirectional knowledge transfer. Through these relationships and educational opportunities for our students, Drexel affirms our commitment to civic engagement and experiential learning.
Students who join one of our degree programs will gain critical thinking and practical skills in health management and policy principles, frameworks, and methods that apply to health care delivery and public health practice, broadly defined.
We pride ourselves on a holistic interpretation of public health that includes partners from other governmental sectors such as housing, education, criminal justice, food and agriculture, and urban planning. Furthermore, students at the Dornsife School of Public Health are afforded many opportunities to engage in learning outside the classroom, including advocacy and applied practical experiences, and the HMP department is no exception.
If you are a social justice-minded student or scholar who aims to make a difference tackling complex problems from a policy or management perspective, our department may be right for you.
We strive to offer every student who walks through our doors, physically or virtually through our online programs, a supportive environment to thrive and achieve your career goals. On behalf of the department, I welcome you to contact us to learn more about what we have to offer and how you can be a part of our community.
Sincerely,
Brent Langellier, PhD, MA
Chair and Associate Professor
Health Management and Policy