Capstone Projects

Applied Capstone Projects: Local Impact, Global Perspective

MHA students apply their coursework to real-world challenges in healthcare, community health, quality improvement, policy, and health systems. Examples below reflect past capstone projects and approved applied learning experiences.

Representative Capstone Settings

Examples are based on past MHA capstone projects and approved applied learning experiences. Capstone settings may be local, national, or international and vary by year based on project approval, advisor availability, organizational capacity, and project-site availability. Use the full official organization name for any site before publication. Do not imply a current formal partnership or guaranteed placement.

Healthcare, Health Plan, and Clinical Settings

L.A. Care Health Plan, including Community Resource Centers; Parktree Community Health Center; City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center; Golden Bear Physical Therapy Rehabilitation and Wellness; Eva-Marie Residential Care Home; North Medical Transportation.

Community, Public Health, and Applied Organizations

We Reach Out Los Angeles; Islamic Center of Claremont; Center for Health Justice; Hope Community Services; Miami Diaper Bank; Telecare; KGI; community-based organizations and other approved capstone settings.

Global and International Settings

Iwoye, Nigeria; Chad, in collaboration with COOPI International / World Bank.

Capstone Projects

Health Equity, Access, and Community Health

  • Improving Health Outcomes by Addressing Digital Equity: The Digital Divide
  • Optimizing Social Determinants of Health Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Barriers, Capacity, and Reimbursement
  • Health Literacy and Preventive Care Engagement in a Faith-Based Community
  • The Impact of Health, Wellness, and Health Literacy Programming for Vietnamese Americans in Orange County
  • Improving Access to Care Through a Sustainable Medical Transportation Model
  • Diaper Duty: Enhancing Health and Support in South Florida
  • Enhancing Resident Well-Being Through Community Engagement Initiatives at Eva-Marie Residential Care Home

Population Health and Preventive Care

  • Adult Weight Management Intervention Program
  • Lead Screening in Children Under Age Two
  • Community Vaccination Awareness and Access Improvement Initiative
  • Social Determinants of Health Screening
  • Reducing the Spread of Disease and Infection in Healthcare Settings

Healthcare Quality, Data, Clinical Outcomes, and Health Systems

  • Continuity of Care Dashboard: Data-Informed Reentry Referrals and Outcomes for the Center for Health Justice
  • Ovarian Cancer Quality Initiative in Genomic Testing: A Pilot Study at City of Hope
  • Photovaporization of the Prostate and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Outcomes
  • Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry Trends and Potential Beneficiary Populations

Global Health and International Health Systems

  • Improving Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Interventions in Rural Nigeria: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation in Iwoye
  • A Pilot Study of Physicians' Perceptions, Interest, and Barriers to Training in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Among Doctors in Hospitals and Districts