The Master of Public Health at UIS
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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The Illinois Public Health Association announces two new scholarships for 2012.
Environmental Health in Africa
Dr. Josiah Alamu is collaborating with the University of The Gambia, and Ken Runkle is researching environmental health conditions in Liberia. 
Ben Layne, Class of '11, receives the 2011 Brian T. Milbrandt Memorial Intern Award for Excellence.
New for fall 2011! The MPH- Generalist and Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology will both become available ONLINE!
For Students:
- Requirements
- 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
Shahram Heshmat specializes in Health Economics of Addiction and Eating Behavior. He applies the field of behavioral economics (a blend of psychology and economics) to public health issues to make economic education relevant and interdisciplinary for non-majors in order to reach a broader audience. Currently, he is working on a textbook project to integrate economics and eating behavior.