Public Health

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COVID-19-Speaker Series

The School of Public Health presents COVID-19 Conversations, a free video series open to the public that is aimed at helping our community better understand the background and details of the COVID-19 pandemic and a public health response.

Public Health is Your Health

Public health focuses on improving and protecting community health and well-being locally and around the world, with an emphasis on prevention among large groups of people. We identify the causes of disease and injury, and we implement large-scale solutions.

Bachelor of Science
in Public Health

Environmental and
Occupational Health

Epidemiology and
Biostatistics

Health Policy
and Management

Health Promotion and
Community Health Sciences

Degrees and Programs

Points of Pride

Best college value in the state of Texas

20+

Countries represented by our student body

254

Texas counties impacted by our programs

$100M

Research expenditures since the school's inception

Developing Innovative Solutions

Public health research has increased life expectancy in the U.S. and around the world through controlling infectious diseases, assuring the safety of the food and water supply, vaccination policy, motor vehicle safety laws, mental health, tobacco control, disaster response, access to healthcare, and so much more.

Learn more about our research

Dr. Johnson at computer with student in lab

Latest Research and Innovation

Every day our faculty are forging paths to improve the health of populations. From groundbreaking work in our labs, to developing behavioral interventions, we are committed to improving the health of the world in which we live.