Welcome to Public Health
Public health is, in the words of the Institute of Medicine, "What we as a society do collectively to assure the conditions in which people can be healthy.''
Public health promotes well-being, prevents disease, social circumstances or emotional events that reduce the level of healthy functioning.
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Special Announcements:
Follow this link to the December 11th luncheon presentation MPH Success Stories: CDC’s PHPS and the IDPH by Nancy Kuchar of CDC and Molly Lamb of IDPH.››
For Students:
- Requirements
- General MPH Degree
- MPH with Concentration in Environmental Health
- Joint Degree in Human Services and Public Health
- Joint degree in Public Administration and Public Health
- Earn Your Degree Online
- Graduate Certificates
- Why Choose a Career in Public Health?
- Visit our Resources page for links to federal, state and private organizations
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FACULTY FOCUS
Alongside being part of the Public Health Department, Jim Veselenak is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science.
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