Academic Divisions
The SPH is divided into four academic divisions:
Community Health Sciences (CHS) focuses on public health practice aspects of community health as they relate to the interaction of individuals, families, and community structures. The behavioral sciences form the theoretical basis for the community applications to enhance health and well-being. Specific content areas within CHS include behavioral sciences and health promotion, gerontology, and maternal and child health.
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences characterizes the environment to determine health risks in order to develop and evaluate methods to reduce those risks. Occupational Health explores toxicology, hygiene, and safety in the workplace.
Epidemiology assesses the distribution and determinants of disease. Biostatistics focuses on data collection and analysis, statistical methods, and computer utilization.
Health Policy and Administration studies organizational behavior, planning and evaluation, health policies, health law and advocacy, management of cost and quality of health care, and issues of effectiveness in health services.
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