Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. 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
What is Public Health and Preventive Medicine?
Public Health is 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.
