Latino Health Graduate Certificate

This certificate focuses on enhancing the academic development and training of health and human service professionals to provide culturally and linguistically relevant care and education for the Latino population through their respective job placements. The certificate is comprised of 12 units. Components of the program include analysis of the health status and access issues affecting Latinos, development of culturally and linguistically relevant interventions, and implementation of chronic disease prevention best practices and community based participatory research. The certificate incorporates a thorough overview of Latino health from early childhood development to the multiple chronic diseases that continue to impact this population.

Interested students should contact Ms. Toni Espinoza-Ferrel at 562.985.4101 or toni.espinoza-ferrel@csulb.edu.

Prerequisites

Must have earned a Bachelor’s degree (in any subject) with a GPA of 2.5 or above.
Completion of the Certificate Program Application.
One letter of reference.
Copies of academic transcripts (turned into the university).

Requirements

A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 in certificate coursework.
A minimum of 6 units in certificate coursework completed per academic year.

Complete a minimum of 12 units in the required courses:

H SC 507 - Health Equity and Health Disparities Research in the US (3 units)
NUTR 534 - Advanced Latino Nutrition, Health and Chronic Disease Prevention (3 units)
or
NUTR 531 - Advanced Community Nutrition (3 units)
H SC 535 - Health Promotion and Risk Reduction (3 units)
or
H SC 537 - Culturally Responsive Nutrition Promotion for Latinos (3 units)
CHLS 350 - The Latino Population in the United States (3 units)
or
H SC 420 - Global Health (3 units)
or
H SC 421 - Health Behavior (3 units)
or
HCA 470 - Latinas/Latinos: Health Status and Health Care Access (3 units)
or
HDEV 303 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Disparities (3 units)
or
HDEV 360 - Cultural Foundations for Human Development (3 units)
or
HDEV 403 - The Acquisition of Culture: Socialization in Cross-cultural Perspective (3 units)
or
HDEV 405 - Latin American Childhoods (3 units)
or
HDEV 407 - Cultural Perspectives on Child & Adolescent Mental Health (3 units)
or
HDEV 408 - Impacts of Race and Racism on Human Development across the Lifespan (3 units)