Values

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#333366" TEXT="#080000" background="041c8c00dkcfsz.png"> <div> <B>Values</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://hhd.csun.edu/hsci/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://hhd.csun.edu/hsci/"><U><B><IMG SRC="0a83f310.png" border=0 width="63" height="49" ALT="Bitmap Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Return to Health Sciences Department Home Page</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#666633" FACE="Arial" ><B>California State University, Northridge                 MPH Program</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="California State University, Northridge "><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Application"><U>Application</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><U>Mission</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goals and Objectives"><U>Goals and Objectives</U></A>   |   <B>Values</B>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faculty"><U>Faculty</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MPH Student Association"><U>MPH Student Association</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Most Commonly Asked Questions About the "><U>Most Commonly Asked Questions About the MPH </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instructional Program"><U>Instructional Program</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Internship"><U>Internship</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Culminating Experience"><U>Culminating Experience</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Professional Opportunities"><U>Professional Opportunities</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alumni Association"><U>Alumni Association</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conditional Status"><U>Conditional Status</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bulletin Board"><U>Bulletin Board</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What is CHES?"><U>What is CHES?</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MPH 2002 Accreditation Report "><U>MPH 2002 Accreditation Report </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cultural Assessment in Health Education "><U>Cultural Assessment in Health Education and Health Promotion Workshop</U></A></div> <div> <I>Values</I></div> <div> To achieve its mission, the MPH Program adheres to the following values; </div> <div>   </div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Commitment to Scholarship and Learning </B></div> <div> We honor scholarship in all of its aspects: Artistic, cultural, scientific, and applied.  We support professional development and training for faculty, staff, and administrators and encourage intellectual curiosity in ourselves and our students. </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Commitment to Excellence </B></div> <div> The quality of our academic program is central to our educational mission.  We set high standards for ourselves in all of our actions and activities; assess our performance; and reward both individual and group contributions to the fulfillment of the University's mission. </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Respect for All People </B></div> <div> Our behaviors, policies and programs affirm the worth and personal dignity of every member of the University community and contribute to a campus climate of civility, collegiality, trust, and reasoned debate.  We take pride in the diversity of our community. </div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Alliances with the Community </B></div> <div> We seek genuine partnerships with local schools, business, government, and social agencies in order to serve the intellectual, artistic, cultural, and economic needs of our surrounding communities. After more than twenty-five years of serving the greater Los Angeles community, the graduates of the MPH program are active in building and maintaining bridges between the general community and the professional health community.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Encouragement of Innovation, Experimentation, and Creativity </B></div> <div> We value idealism, innovation and creativity and regularly reexamine our programs and practices so that every area of University life will be continually improved and renewed.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>