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The Department of Public Health addresses local, national and global population-level health concerns, taking strides in the persistent pursuit to advance overall well-being and develop solutions to improve human health.

Research Areas

Women’s Health

From developing interventions to improve health outcomes in low-resource settings to translating research into reproductive health policies, Department of Public Health faculty are engaged in understanding and improving overall health across various issues facing women today.

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    Health Disparities

    Faculty in the Department of Public Health emphasize overcoming health disparities to improve health within a variety of underserved communities. This includes improving discussions around sexual orientation and gender identity for LGBTQ youth, evaluating large-scale integrated nutrition and agricultural programs and improving health technology design and implementation.

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      Prevention Science

      To promote disease prevention, researchers seek to develop innovative interventions and solutions to improve health for a variety of groups. Research topics include community interventions to prevent childhood obesity, projects to improve sexual health, cancer prevention initiatives and more.

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        Community-Engaged Research

        Community engagement is an important component of research in the Department of Public Health. Faculty members address issues such as partner violence, child abuse, intentional and unintentional injuries, socioeconomic and health disadvantages, cancer prevention, women’s health and more.

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          Intervention and Implementation Science

          Faculty in the Department of Public Health are engaged in the development of various programs to promote timely interventions aimed at mitigating health challenges and disparities.

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            Epidemiology and Biostatistics

            To better understand diseases, pathogens and other factors that influence human health across diverse populations, faculty in the Department of Public Health investigate health in relation to environmental factors, nutrition and agricultural programs, cancers, child development and more.

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              Health Systems and Policies

              To improve health outcomes for women, the LGBTQ community and others, faculty conduct system-level research that focuses on innovations to health-centered technology design, health services, patient-centered outcomes and more.

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                Women’s Health

                  Health Disparities

                    Prevention Science

                      Community-engaged Research

                        Intervention and Implementation Science

                          Epidemiology and Biostatistics

                            Health Systems and Policies