About Us
The Institute of Public Health at Georgia State University is a research and degree-granting graduate-level program dedicated to advancing the health of the public through training, research, and community service. The College of Health and Human Sciences sponsors the research-based, multidisciplinary Institute, which offers a 42 semester-hour Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program and a 15-hour Graduate Certificate in Public Health (GCPH). The Institute is engaged in developing research efforts 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 is also engaged in extending research into practice through community partnerships.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of our academic public health training program are to:
- Prepare students to use multi-disciplinary skills to address contemporary public health problems.
- Prepare students for positions of senior responsibility in public health practice, research, and training.
- Train students to understand an “ecological approach” to public health, with emphasis on the linkages and relationships among the multiple determinants of health.
- Train students to excel in reducing public health disparities, particularly in urban communities.
- Advance public health sciences and our understanding of the causes and prevention of disease.
- Incorporate the needs, perspectives and expertise of the public health practice community in the design and conduct of the curriculum and field experiences.