Important message from Dean Coben

Dear Public Health Students,

I’m grateful for the many of you who have been doing your part to ensure our safe return to campus. This includes adhering to the many “Absolute Must-Knows” and, thus, leading by example as a future public health professional.

As we embark on another weekend in Morgantown, it’s a good time to be reminded of a few important details, some of which have been introduced or updated earlier this week:

As I’ve said before, the entire world now understands the important role of public health in all that we do. This pandemic has amplified a core fundamental of our discipline: good health is not simply a matter of choice or genetics. Rather, it is impacted by the conditions in which people live, work and play.

You have made the astute choice to dedicate yourselves to improving those conditions – and now, more than ever, it is our opportunity to “meet the moment” by helping do just that: improve those conditions by helping to ensure the safety of our own community, right here on campus and in Morgantown.

Be well and stay safe.

Dean Coben