Health & Human Services

The Office of the University Dean for Health & Human Services provides support and technical assistance to CUNY schools to prepare a large, culturally diverse pool of qualified health and human services personnel in areas such as nursing, social work, nutrition, speech pathology and mental health counseling. <read more>

Health care jobs represent about 11% of all jobs in New York City , and many of the fastest growing occupations are projected to be in health care. Hospitals are the largest employers of NYC health workers accounting for about half of the jobs, but employment in home health care, ambulatory care and nursing homes has increased significantly. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that more than one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by 2016, making nursing the nation’s top profession in terms of projected job growth. Other health professionals are also under demand. The NYS Department of Labor projects employment growth through 2016 of 9.1% for radiologic technologists and 8.1% for medical technologists.

CUNY’s degree programs are growing to meet this anticipated need. The Office of the University Dean for Health and Human Services oversees these programs and other special initiatives at CUNY.