The School of Public Health and Health Sciences addresses complex health issues by integrating traditional core areas of public health and health science disciplines. The School fosters a unique environment in which transdisciplinary research collaborations can flourish. It features award-winning faculty, numerous opportunities for community-based student internships, and outreach programs and partnerships that promote health and the quality of life in diverse populations. The School has highly-rated fully-online Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH) in Public Health Practice, and in Nutrition, and undergraduate and graduate degrees in Communication Disorders, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Public Health.
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! View photos from our recent SPHHS Senior Recognition Ceremony here.
The Delta Omega Honor Society, Rho Chapter, welcomed Steven Atwood, student inductee, and Susan Hankinson, faculty inductee, into its ranks at a luncheon held on April 25, 2012, in the Marriott Center. Read more...
Marya Zilberberg, M.D., M.P.H., adjunct faculty in the online MPH in Public Health Practice program, has authored Between the Lines: Finding the Truth in Medical Literature. The book will be available in print and e-book format in May 2012 through EviMed Research Press. Read more...
The aphasia research of Jacquie Kurland, Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders, is featured in two new articles appearing in Health Care News and in the Springfield Republican. Follow the links to read more.