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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 rotavirus vaccine now prevents an estimated 40,000-60,000 rotavirus hospitalizations each year. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By 2010, the FDA established restrictions on youth access to tobacco products and proposed more effective warning labels. 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
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

Making a Difference : Students

Public health is a career and a calling.

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