College of Public Health

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Biostatistics
Environmental, Agricultural & Occupational Health
Epidemiology
Health Services Research & Administration
Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health

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Bio-preparedness
Biosecurity
Center for Collaboration on Research Design and Analysis (CCORDA)
Environmental Health and Toxicology
Health Policy Analysis and Rural Health Research
Health Professions Tracking Center
Reducing Health Disparities
Rural Health Education Network

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Masters degrees
PhD degrees
Summer Undergraduate Research Program
UNMC Graduate Studies Course List

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Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health

Andrew Jameton, PhD
Professor

Andrew Jameton photo

Education:

    B.A., psychology, 1965, Harvard University.
    Ph.D., philosophy, 1972, University of Washington.


Current Research:

Dr. Jameton is currently teaching and conducting research on global ethical issues in health care and public health, such as equality, environment, ecological medicine, and global climate change.


Books:
    With Jessica Pierce. The Ethics of Environmentally Responsible Health Care (Oxford University Press, 2004)
    Nursing Practice: the Ethical Issues (Prentice-Hall, 1984)


Teaching:

He teaches the Ethics in Health Care course and supervises graduate students in the MSIA PhD program. He has initiated courses titled Philosophy and History of Public Health, and Climate Change, Sustainability, and Public Health. He is helping to build a course on professionalism and cultural competence.


Service:
    Planning committees at the new College of Public Health for the environmental Ph.D. program, and for the new Center for Humanities, Health, and Society, and others. Medical Ethics and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committees. Board Chair, City Sprouts, an inner city community gardening project.