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Making a Difference : Students

The School of Public Health offers practice-based learning and research opportunities that prepare graduates to make a difference in the world.

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Public health is a career and a calling.

Founded on the principle of social justice, public health ensures that all citizens have the opportunity for good health. It is the art and science of protecting and improving population health through education, service and prevention. Public health professionals identify and track diseases, create public policy and impact the health and safety of people and their communities. Through our undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs, we can get you started.

Why It Matters

Public health campaigns encouraging women to increase their folic acid intake led to a 36 percent reduction in babies born with neural tube defects. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine has prevented an estimated 211,000 serious infections and 13,000 deaths. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Between 2001-2010, there was a record-low number of reported cases of hepatitis A, hepatitis B and chicken pox. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tests to screen for West Nile Virus has identified an estimated 3,000 potentially infected U.S. blood donations, removing them from the blood supply. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research shows that the current childhood immunization schedule could prevent approximately 42,000 deaths and 20 million cases of disease. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Making a Difference : Students

Public health is a career and a calling.

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