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If you are interested in
beginning a career, changing your career, or advancing your career
in health, you have made a positive step in considering public health.
Public health is the concerted efforts of a whole society to assure
that all persons can live under conditions conducive to the maintenance
of good health. The practice of disease prevention and health promotion
is a long-established concept, which must continually evolve to
keep pace with an ever-changing society.
Historically, many health improvements affecting the American public
have come as a direct result of successfully implemented public
health measures, e.g., development of the polio vaccine and improvements
in pre-natal, post-natal, and maternal health to decrease infant
mortality.
Our department offers an MPH degree that will prepare you with basic
public health values to which our program ascribes: identification
of the basic conditions necessary for optimal public health, protection
of public health, and promotion of good health practices in the
community.
Training in public health
will prepare you with knowledge, skills and practical experience
in epidemiology, environmental health, health promotion, health
policy and administration. Our graduates work in many settings,
such as industry and governmental health agencies, and many have
influence in the health decisions of our community.
Our students represent
the diverse population living in our community, about 65% minorities
and international students, which will provide excellent opportunities
for interaction and knowledge about other cultures as they affect
the delivery and practice of public health.
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