About the Program
Within the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs (AIP), students may focus specifically on Health Justice as a minor. The Health Justice Program is designed for students across CCNY who are interested in learning more about complex health-related topics and issues at the global and local level from both scholarly and practice-based perspectives. The Health Justice minor provides an excellent opportunity for students to explore themes such as the biological, social, political, and economic factors that impact access to health, the cultures of biomedicine, and the diversity of worldviews around health and illness.
Health Justice is an excellent complement for students in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Career Opportunities
The Health Justice Program is perched at an exciting and vital moment in higher education, as it prepares students with the cross-cultural and global perspective necessary for a range of careers from medicine, social work, community-based nonprofits, education, public health administration, and allied professions.
Prepare for Graduate School
The Health Justice Program serves minors by providing a firm foundation for graduate school across areas and is an excellent focus for those pursuing a pre-health track. Most importantly, it provides all students with a framework for understanding themselves in the context of their community, nation, and world.
Undergraduate Minor
| REQUIRED COURSES | Credits |
|---|---|
| ANTH 25500: Anthropology of Health and Healing OR SOC 27000: Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
| ANTH 25900: Leadership in Health Equity | 3 |
| 20000-level or higher Advisor Approved Elective | 3 |
| 20000-level or higher Advisor Approved Elective | 3 |
| 20000-level or higher Advisor Approved Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL MINOR CREDITS | 15 |
Faculty News
Breaking Barriers: Dr. Prash Naidu’s Journey in Environmental and Health Justice
Dr. Prash Naidu, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at CCNY, leverages his rich cultural heritage and unconventional academic path to challenge systemic inequities through research and advocacy. His work spans environmental health, medical anthropology, and justice, focusing on how pollution and social stressors affect marginalized communities.
CCNY receives $500,000 grant to incubate health leadership institute: Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership and HOLI Founding Director Dr. Dave A. Chokshi
The City College of New York has been awarded a $500,000 planning grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to incubate a Health and Opportunity Leadership Institute.
HOLI, as it is known, aspires to cultivate a new generation of leaders in public health, medicine, health policy, and public affairs drawn from diverse and historically marginalized communities.
Last Updated: 02/07/2025 18:02