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The Department of Public Health offers evidence-based professional training across the traditional public health disciplines. Undergraduate students are well-prepared to apply to graduate programs in public health, medicine, pharmacy, social work, physician assistant studies, law, and a host of other professional fields. Our alumni are trained for meaningful public health careers in government agencies, hospitals and health care organizations, community-based and non-profit organizations, foundations and philanthropies, policymaking and research councils, and corporations. Students will learn to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and utilize data to preserve, protect, and promote the health and well-being of vulnerable populations locally, nationally, and globally.

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, detecting patterns of risk and poor outcomes in populations, and engaging in research and interventions to eliminate health disparities and increase the duration and quality of life. Public health professionals are also involved in promoting health care equity, improving health care quality, and increasing access and accessibility.