University of Michigan School of Public Health

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name = University of Michigan School of Public Health
established = 1941
type = Public
dean= Ken Warner
city = Ann Arbor
state = Michigan
country = USA
campus = Suburban
website= [http://www.sph.umich.edu/ www.sph.umich.edu]

The University of Michigan School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of the University of Michigan. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan UMSPH is the largest School of Public Health in the country and is also considered one of the most prestigious schools focusing on health in the United States. Founded in 1941, the University of Michigan School of Public Health grew out of the University of Michigan's degree programs in public health which were some of the first in the country.

The School's mission statement:

"The University of Michigan School of Public Health seeks to create and disseminate knowledge with the aim of preventing disease and promoting the health of populations in the United States and worldwide. We are especially concerned with poor, often minority populations, who suffer disproportionately from illness and disability. Among health science schools, we are unique in that we place a strong emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion, rather than on the treatment of existing illness. We aspire to be a crossroads of knowledge, where ideas and people from the biological, physical, social, and managerial sciences meet. The school employs integrated approaches to solving public health problems, and teaches and promotes the ethical practice of public health." [ [http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/ About UM SPH ] ]

National Ranking:

According to the 2007 US News report on graduate programs, the University of Michigan School of Public Health is ranked as the #5 School of Public Health in the country and also the #1 Health Management and Policy program in the country. [ [http://www.usnews.com/ US News & World Report - Breaking News, World News, Business News, and America's Best Colleges - USNews.com ] ]

Curriculum

The Master's in Public Health Program - MPH offers seven degree concentrations:
* Biostatistics
* Environmental Health Sciences
* Epidemiology
* Health Behavior and Health Education
* Health Management & Policy

Degree programs offered by specific departments:

* Biostatistics: MS, PhD
* Environmental Health: MS, PhD
* Epidemiology: MS, PhD
* Health Policy and Management: MS, MHSA, Ph D

(PhD programs are offered under the aegis of the University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies)

Notable faculty (and past faculty)

*Jonas Salk, Developer of the Polio Vaccine
*Thomas Francis, Jr.
*George Kaplan, Social Epidemiologist
*Jack Wheeler, Health Care Economist
*Paula Lantz, Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy
*Ken Warner, Current Dean of the School of Public Health

Notable Alumni and Current Students

*Larry Brilliant, Head of the Google Foundation (Google.org)
*Julio Frenk, Former Minister of Health in Mexico
*David Michael Green, MacArthur Foundation Fellow
*Albert H. Wheeler, First African-American Mayor of Ann Arbor, MI

References

External links

* [http://www.sph.umich.edu University of Michigan School of Public Health]