The PhD in Community Health and Health Policy prepares researchers and other public health professionals to advance scientific understanding of the social determinants of health, health behaviors, the delivery of health services and the development of sound health policies. CHHP graduates will be able to conduct research that informs public health program and policy development and evaluate community health interventions within a social justice framework. Coursework prepares students for careers in research, teaching, and policy analysis and graduates develop a nuanced understanding of how a range of mechanisms—systematically associated with policy—influence population health. The track draws on the methods and theories from multiple disciplines to prepare students to design and implement public health research studies. Graduates will apply theories and methods of multiple disciplines to conduct research that can inform the planning, management, design and evaluation of community health interventions, as well as improve health services and health policies