About the Institute

The Institute of Public Health (IPH) at Georgia State University is a research and degree-granting program dedicated to advancing the health of the public through academic endeavors, training, and community service. IPH is a multidisciplinary unit, which offers a 62 credit-hour Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (PhD), a 42 credit-hour Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program and a 15 credit-hour Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GCPH).

The efforts of the faculty and staff are focused on finding solutions to pressing urban health issues. Much of this applied research is directed at understanding and eliminating disparities in health. The Institute’s training and community service programs focus on building the science that underlies public health practice as well as developing interventions that make a real and sustained difference in urban settings.

GOALS

The goals of our academic public health training program are to:

• Prepare students to use multi-disciplinary skills to address contemporary public health problems.

• Advance public health sciences and our understanding of the causes and prevention of disease.

• Promote service activities and initiatives by implementing community-based projects, educating professional and lay audiences, and collaborating with the public health workforce to advance health promotion and disease prevention.