University of Michigan School of Public Health

 

University of Michigan School of Public Health
Established	1941
Type	Public
Dean	Martin Philbert
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Campus	Suburban
Website	www.sph.umich.edu

Henry F. Vaughan School of Public Health

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 UM SPH is one of the oldest schools 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, some of which date back to the 19th century.

The School's mission statement was updated in 2011:

"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 worldwide. We are especially concerned with health equity and thus have a special focus on disadvantaged populations who suffer disproportionately from illness and disability. We serve as a diverse and inclusive crossroads of knowledge and practice, with the goal of solving current and future public health problems."

National Ranking:

According to the 2011 US News report on graduate programs, the University of Michigan School of Public Health is ranked as the #4 School of Public Health in the country and also has the #1 Healthcare Management program in the country.

Curriculum

The Master's in Public Health Program - MPH is offered in five departments of the school (each of which has various program concentrations):

• Biostatistics
• Environmental Health Sciences
• Epidemiology
• Health Behavior and Health Education
• Health Management and Policy

Other degree programs offered by departments include:

• Biostatistics: MS, PhD
• Environmental Health: MS, PhD
• Epidemiology: MS, PhD
• Health Behavior and Health Education: PhD
• Health Policy and Management: MS, MHSA, PhD

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

Starting in 2012, a master's program in Health Informatics is being offered jointly by the School of Information and School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.

Another relatively new program is offered completely online: Certificate in the Foundations of Public Health .

Notable faculty (and past faculty)

• Jonas Salk, Developer of the Polio Vaccine
• Thomas Francis, Jr. Mentor of Jonas Salk; ran field trials of oral polio vaccine that deemed in safe and effective
• John R Griffith, Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy and co-author of The Well-Managed Health Care Organization
• George Kaplan, Social Epidemiologist
• Paula Lantz, Past Chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy
• Ken Warner, Past Dean of the School of Public Health, who worked successfully to implement a non-smoking University of Michigan campus on July 1, 2011.
• Victor Strecher, Founder of HealthMedia and 2010 University of Michigan Distinguished Innovator

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

External links

• University of Michigan School of Public Health