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

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
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
Preventing lead exposure in children can have an economic benefit of more than $200 billion per year. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Influenza vaccination and public health measures have prevented an estimated 5–10 million cases, 30,000 hospitalizations, and 1,500 deaths. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Broader HIV screening recommendations increased the number of people getting earlier HIV diagnosis. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Making a Difference : Students

Public health is a career and a calling.

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