UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Other name | Berkeley Public Health[1] School of Public Health[1] |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1943 [2] |
Parent institution | University of California, Berkeley |
Dean | Dr. Michael C. Lu |
Address | 2121 Berkeley Way , , , 37°52′25″N 122°16′05″W / 37.873649°N 122.267964°W |
Website | publichealth |
The University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, also called Berkeley Public Health,
History
The School of Public Health has its origins in the Department of Hygiene, which pioneered much of California's start of the 20th century public health endeavors.
In 1955, the school was relocated to be closer to the state health department; Earl Warren Hall was dedicated by Clark Kerr as the new home of the School of Public Health.[9] The baccalaureate degree program continued, but the school began to devote much of its resources to graduate training. At this point, graduate enrollment hovered near 100 students. It soon trebled to 335 students in the mid-1960s, with an annual conferment of around 150 degrees.[2]
Key laboratories in the School of Public Health during the middle of the century were the Naval Biological Laboratory, which focused primarily on aerobiology and related microbial research, and the Sanitary Engineering Research Laboratory which, maintained with the
Academics
Degrees awarded
Once enrolled at the School of Public Health, students may seek education in one of six concentrations: Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health Policy & Management, and Infections Diseases & Vaccinology.[10] The school also offers an online Master of Public Health, an undergraduate program, and concurrent degrees in business, city planning, journalism, public policy, and social welfare.[11]
In 2021, the school graduated 539 students. Among those graduated, 231 received a
Rankings
Notable alumni
- Tomas Aragon, Director of the California Department of Public Health
- Gordon Belcourt, former executive director of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, named a Public Health Hero by the Berkeley School of Public Health in 2003.[14]
- Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and incoming chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[15]
- Carol D'Onofrio (1936-2020), emeritus professor and alumna of the year 2009.[16]
- Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2002 to 2009
- Jane Garcia CEO of La Clinica de La Raza
- Judith Heumann, American disability rights activist
- US Surgeon General under George W. Bushin 2002 and from 2006 to 2007
- Jerome Adams, US Surgeon General under Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021 and Health Commissioner of Indiana from 2014 to 2017
- Sir Michael Marmot, pioneer in research on health inequalities and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London
- Meredith Minkler, Emeritus Professor of Public Health
- Marion Nestle, internationally recognized nutrition expert and author, founder of Food Studies Program at New York University
- Paul V. Nolan, Tennessee General Assembly, 1969-1970[17]
- Kirk R. Smith, leading expert on the health and climate effects of indoor air pollution in developing countries, 2012 Tyler Laureate, contributor to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, member of the National Academy of Sciences. Smith died in 2021 [18]
- Deputy Mayor of New York City and CEO of Guttmacher Institute
- Nancy Padian, medical researcher on HIV transmission and former executive director of the Women's Global Health Imperative
See also
- Public Health
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program
- Health Initiative of the Americas
References
- ^ a b c "School of Public Health Brand Guide" (PDF). Berkeley Public Health. UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "School of Public Health History". UC Berkeley. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "2010 Rankings: Doctoral Programs in America". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 30 September 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "University of California--Berkeley Graduate Programs". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "UC Berkeley School of Public Health". sph.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley" (PDF). UC Berkeley. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "List of Accredited Schools and Programs". Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "About Us". UC Berkeley. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ a b "Timeline: School of Public Health". UC Berkeley. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "Graduate Academics". UC Berkeley. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Concurrent Degrees". UC Berkeley. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ "Commencement Program" (PDF). UC Berkeley. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- ^ <"https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/public-health-rankings"/>
- The Missoulian. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ^ "UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann to Step Down". Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH: Chancellor. UCSF. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Reisz, Matthew (2020-06-25). "Carol D'Onofrio, 1936-2020". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Obituaries - Nolan, Paul V." The Chattanoogan. June 27, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ^ "Kirk R. Smith, Nobel Prize recipient and environmental health giant, dies at 73". UC Berkeley. 18 June 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.