Management, Policy, and Community Health

About

Shaping visionary leaders in the future of healthcare and public health

MPACH is where SPH’s work in healthcare management, health policy, health economics, and community engagement comes together. Its three academic programs, Community Health Practice, Health Economics and Health Services Research, and Healthcare Management and Health Policy, offer MPH, DrPH, and PhD degrees. Its MPH in Healthcare Management is one of only three CAHME-accredited MPH programs in the country. MPACH is home to three distinguished research centers: the Center for Health Care Data, the Center for Place-Based Research, and the Institute on Aging. The Fleming Center for Healthcare Management links students to practitioners through its case competition, executive education, and the Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy.

MPACH’s faculty include economists, management scholars, policy analysts, social and behavioral scientists, community health practitioners, data scientists, and geriatricians. Community relationships built over many years carry the department’s research into practice, and its clinical partnerships extend it into care delivery. With a network of faculty working across the state, MPACH prepares graduates for leadership in public and private sector health systems, community organizations, government, and research.

Message from Chair

Message from Chair

Aanand D. Naik, MD
Professor and Chair

"We eagerly anticipate offering you an enriching intellectual home within the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and supporting your journey to make a meaningful impact in the field of public health."

Message from Chair

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