Public Health: The science and practice of protecting and improving the health of a community, as by preventive medicine, health education, control of communicable diseases, application of sanitary measures, and monitoring of environmental hazards.

WHAT WE DO

We are the primary unit within the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine that provides:

• a population-based perspective in the education of health profession students and residents
• leadership in research and service on population-based clinical practice, including:
• health service research
• health promotion
• disease prevention
• injury prevention
• statistical collaboration, training, and consulting