Food systems and public health around the globe are threatened by a host of challenges including climate change, crop failures, population increase, hunger, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity. To provide a new generation of leaders to improve food and water security, and to understand the related health benefits, Cornell launched a Master of Public Health that draws on the expertise of faculty from across campus. After taking required coursework, students in the program’s Food Systems for Health concentration collaborate with community partners on public health projects in New York State, Africa and Southeast Asia. The students work on any number of projects, including helping farmer networks in Zambia invest in community health, helping communities assure food safety and security in Cambodia and expanding nutrition education and food access programs alongside Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.
- Gen Meredith, Cornell Master of Public Health Program
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rebecca Nelson, School of Integrative Plant Science – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Katie Fiorella, Cornell Master of Public Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Audrey Baker, Cornell Master of Public Health Program
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Community partner: Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO)
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
- Community partner: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
- Community partner: Organic Health Response
- Community partner: WorldFish
- Gen Meredith, Cornell Master of Public Health Program
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Rebecca Nelson, School of Integrative Plant Science – Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Katie Fiorella, Cornell Master of Public Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Audrey Baker, Cornell Master of Public Health Program
College of Veterinary Medicine
- Community partner: Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO)
- Community partner: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
- Community partner: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
- Community partner: Organic Health Response
- Community partner: WorldFish
Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula