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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

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
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
Preventing lead exposure in children can have an economic benefit of more than $200 billion per year. 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
Deaths among crab fisherman from overturned fishing vessels have declined as the result of a US Coast Guard initiative to correct stability hazards. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Making a Difference : Students

Public health is a career and a calling.

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