The Division of Public Health at the University of Utah provides students with a world-class educational experience in public health. We offer MPH, MSPH and doctoral degrees in public health as well as a Certificate in Global Health. Our faculty specializes in maternal and child health, the integration of public health with preventive medicine and community-based participatory research at sites across the globe. Our efforts in global health provide opportunities for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to public health problems in diverse communities throughout the world.

In our all our endeavors we are guided by our mission: “To advance the scholarship of promoting and protecting the health of communities in Utah and around the globe.”

We research…

• Causes and risk factors of disease
• Effective methods of prevention
• Health services and how they work
• Ways to implement this knowledge in public health and health service delivery

We educate ...

• Dedicated individuals who serve the public’s health in government, non-profit and private organizations, and academia
  
• Current and future health professionals to practice medicine in the community
  
• The public so they may make informed decisions to improve the public’s health.
  

We serve …

• Communities who strive to improve their members’ health
  
• Health professionals engaged in research and clinical care
• The global community of science