California State University Long Beach

Program: California Consortium for Public Health Informatics & Technology (CCPHIT)

Contact: Kamiar Alaei <kamiar.alaei@csulb.edu>; Gora Datta <gora.datta@berkeley.edu>

# of students to be trained: 700 graduates, undergraduates, and working professionals

Program Type: New Program

California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and a statewide network of partners have built a consortium to effectively address the demand for diversely skilled workers in public health informatics and technology (PHIT) jobs throughout California with an emphasis on minority students. CSULB proposes an inclusive multi-tier CCPHIT education model that includes the California community colleges, California State University campuses, the University of California campuses and also non-for-profit/private sector educational entities. CCPHIT will develop culturally relevant, interdisciplinary public health informatics curricula through a health equity lens. The curricula will include multiple tracks that prepare students to meet the needs of local health care and public health agencies and other vital industry and non-profit public health-related employers. Sustainable programming will target diverse students seeking certifications, associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees, and also non-for-credit pathways.

Partners and consortia members: Adventist Health Bakersfield, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Alameda public health department, Bakersfield College, CAL2CAL, California Black Women’s Health project, California Department of Health Care Access and Information, California Department of Public Health, California Health Workers Union (SEIU-FHW), California Primary Care Association, California State University East Bay, Center for Latino Health at California State University Long Beach, Center for Successful Aging at California State University Long Beach, Chaffey College, City of Long Beach Public Health Department, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County, Dignity Health Southern California, ESRI, Fresno City College, Futuro Health, IEEE Southern California, Institute for International Health and Education, LA Community College District, Kaiser Permanente, Kern Public Health Department, Las Positas College, Long Beach City College, Masimo, MemorialCare Health System, Orange County Community Health Coalition, Saddleback College, San Francisco Public Health Department, Shasta College, Shasta County Public Health Department, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health and College of Engineering and US Department of Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare Hospital.