The Master of Public Health (MPH or M. P. H. ) is a professional master's degree awarded for studies in areas related to public health. Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations In the United States the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredit schools of public health through a formal review process. The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the US Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and certain Public health Master of Public Health programs are available throughout the world in Medical Schools and Schools of Public Health.

MPH is usually a one or two year program, with many students already possessing an advanced degree. In some countries the MPH program is only available for medical graduates (MBBS or equivalent), those without the medical degree can join the Master of Medical Science in Public Health program. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinae Baccalaureus et Baccalaureus Chirurgiae (abbreviated MB BChir, BM BCh,

The degree is designed to expose the candidates on five core public health areas:

1. Health Services Administration/Management
2. Biostatistics
3. Epidemiology
4. Behavioral sciences/health education, and
5. Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences. Biostatistics (a Portmanteau word made from biology and statistics sometimes referred to as biometry or biometrics) is the application of Statistics Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the Health and Illness of populations and serves as the foundation and Logic of interventions made in the Behavioural science (or Behavioral science) is a term that encompasses all the disciplines that explore the activities of and interactions among Organisms in the natural Health education is defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion maintenance or restoration of Health Environmental health is the branch of Public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and Built environment that may affect human Health

In addition to coursework, CEPH programs have a thesis and practicum requirement which may be waived if the candidate has substantial prior experience in the field. Program other than CEPH also may have other requirements.

Contents 1 Schools of Public Health 1.1 The United States 1.2 United Kingdom 1.3 Other countries 2 External links

Schools of Public Health

The United States

According to ASPH Member Schools

• Mooreland University - Mooreland Education System Inc. USA
• SUNY Downstate Medical Center - School of Medicine
• CUNY Brooklyn College - Continuing Education
• CUNY Hunter College - Continuing Education
• Benedictine University School of Public Health
• Boston University School of Public Health
• Brigham Young University - Master of Public Health
• Oregon MPH Program - Master of Public Health
• Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
• Dartmouth College School of Medicine
• Drexel University School of Public Health
• Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
• east Tennessee State University college of Public Health
• East Carolina University Master of Public Health at Brody School of Medicine
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University-Master and DrPH of Public Health
• Florida International University Robert Stempel School of Public Health
• Florida State University College of Social Sciences
• George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
• Harvard School of Public Health
• Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Loma Linda University School of Public Health
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health
• Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy
• National Institute for Public Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública)
• New York Medical College School of Public Health
• Northern Illinois University School of Public Health
• Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health (Bowling Green State University: College of Health and Human Services-Department of Public and Allied Health & The University of Toledo: College of Medicine-Department of Public Health & Homeland Security)
• OHSU Oregon Health& Sciences University
• Ohio State University College of Public Health
• Saint Louis University School of Public Health
• San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health
• Southern Connecticut State University Graduate Program in Public Health
• Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
• Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
• University at Albany SUNY School of Public Health
• University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
• University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, better known as SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is an academic medical center and is the only one of its kind Benedictine University is a private Catholic university located in Lisle Illinois. Boston University School of Public Health ( BUSPH) is Boston University 's graduate School of Public Health Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U Drexel University is a private Coeducational University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Emory University is a Private university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, The Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH is the public health school of Emory University. East Tennessee State University ( ETSU) is an accredited American University, founded October 2, 1911 and located in Johnson East Carolina University is a public, Coeducational, Doctoral / Research University located in Greenville, North The Brody School of Medicine is the Medical School at East Carolina University, North Carolina, United States Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is a historically black university located in Tallahassee Florida International University, commonly referred to as FIU or Florida International, is a public Research University located Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D The Harvard School of Public Health is ( Colloquially HSPH) is one of the professional Graduate schools of Harvard University. Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is part of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland, U Founded in 1905 Loma Linda University (LLU is a private, Christian, Coeducational, Health sciences University located in Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (LSUHSC-Shreveport is the academic center for Medicine and Medical research in North Louisiana Morgan State University, formerly Centenary Biblical Institute (1867-1890 Morgan College (1890-1938 Morgan State College New York Medical College is a graduate health sciences university based in Westchester County, New York. Northern Illinois University (NIU is a Public university located in DeKalb Illinois. Saint Louis University (also known as SLU) is a private co-educational Jesuit University in the United States of America located in The College of Health and Human Services faculty through advising teaching and supervising offers students a balanced education of academic study field placement clinical experiences and Southern Connecticut State University (alternately SCSU Southern is one of five state universities in Connecticut, and is located in New Haven Connecticut School of Rural Public Health ( SRPH) part of the Texas A&M University System,is the first of its kind in the nation Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The University at Albany State University of New York, commonly known as the University at Albany is a Public university located in the capital of New The University of Arizona (also referred to as UA, U of A, or Arizona) is a Land-grant and space-grant public institution The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS is part of the University of Arkansas System, a state-run University in the U Boozman College of Public Health
• University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
• University of California, Davis School of Medicine
• University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health
• University of Colorado at Denver Health Science Center
• University of Connecticut Graduate Program in Public Health
• University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
• University of Georgia College of Public Health
• University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
• University of Iowa College of Public Health
• University of Kentucky College of Public Health
• University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
• University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Public Health
• University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
• University of Massachusetts Worcester Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
• University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Public Health
• University of Michigan School of Public Health
• University of Minnesota School of Public Health
• University of Nebraska College of Public Health
• University of Nevada School of Public Health
• University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte College of Health and Human Services
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Health and Human Performance
• University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Center School of Public Health
• University of Northern Colorado School of Human Sciences
• University of Oklahoma College of Public Health
• University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Public Health Studies
• University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
• University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health
• University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
• University of South Florida College of Public Health
• University of Texas School of Public Health
• University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
• West Virginia University School of Medicine
• Yale School of Public Health
• Yeshiva University Institute for Public Health Sciences (note: According to Wiki page on this school, MPH Program is being developed. The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The College of Public Health ( CPH) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA in Athens, Georgia, United States. The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago. The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. University of Maryland Baltimore, (also known as UMB) was founded in 1807 The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst, Massachusetts, or UMass) is a research and Land-grant university in The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS is one of five campuses of the University of Massachusetts (UMass system and is home to three schools the School The University of Michigan School of Public Health is one of the professional Graduate schools of the University of Michigan. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health provides teaching conducts research and delivers service to people across North Carolina the United States and The University of North Texas Health Science Center, is a graduate academic health science center dedicated to education research patient care and service The University of Northern Colorado, often called UNC or Northern Colorado is a coeducational public institution of higher education and research located in Greeley University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a non-sectarian coeducational independent state-related, "public" research University Founded in 1903 the University of Puerto Rico ( Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest University system in This article is about the University of South Carolina in Columbia The University of South Florida ( USF) known within its system as USF Tampa, is a public research University system located in Tampa, Florida The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston was created by the UT System Board of Regents and supported by the Texas Legislature in 1972 The University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine serves as the public health school for the University of Washington West Virginia University is a Coeducational public Research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Yeshiva University is a private Jewish University in New York City whose first component was founded in 1886. The Institute for Public Health Sciences at Yeshiva University provides research and training opportunities for faculty students and researchers interested in public health It is not an ASPH member or affiliated school at this time. )

United Kingdom

• Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London
• Mooreland College London(provides several different Master degrees in different streams of Public Health)

Other countries

• American University of Armenia, School of Health Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia
• Andalusian School of Public Health, Spain
• Daebul University, South Jeolla, South Korea
• Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea
• Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada
• La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• Mahidol University, Faculty of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
• Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
• Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya
• Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, Netherlands
• Netherlands School of Public and Occupational Health, Netherlands
• San Francisco de Quito University, Quito, Ecuador
• Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
• Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Public Health, Bratislava, Slovakia
• Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• University of Alberta, Department of Public Health Sciences, Edmonton, Canada
• University of British Columbia, School of Population and Public Health, Vancouver, Canada
• University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
• University of Malaya, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• University of Otago Wellington School of Medicine, Dunedin, New Zealand
• University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
• University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health, Saskatoon, Canada
• University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
• University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Canada
• University of Waterloo, Department of Health Studies and Gerontology, Waterloo, Canada
• University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
• VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

External links

• Association of Schools of Public Health

• Council on Education for Public Health
• Accredited Online Degrees in Public Health
• Masters Degrees in Public Health. The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is a School within King's College London. King's College London is a British Higher education institution and co-founding constituent college of the federal University of London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The American University of Armenia (AUA is a private nonsectarian independent university founded in 1991 in Yerevan, Armenia. Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP located within the Granada University Campus ( Spain) provides training consultancy international co-operation and research Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Daebul University is a private university located in Yeongam County, South Jeolla, South Korea. Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla is a province in the southwest of South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Hallym University is a private university which is located in Chuncheon of Gangwon, the Republic of Korea. Chuncheon ( Chuncheon-si) is the capital of Gangwon Province South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Lakehead University ( LU) is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Mahidol University ( Thai มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล pronounced ma-hi-don is a Public university in Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Universiteit Maastricht (abbreviation UM (or in the English language Maastricht University founded in 1976, is the second youngest university in the Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Moi University is a university in Eldoret, western Kenya. It is one of seven national higher education institutions the others being the University of Nairobi Eldoret is a Town in western Kenya and the administrative centre of Uasin Gishu District of Rift Valley Province. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ is a private university founded in 1987 and legally existing beneath the umbrella organization "Corporación de Promoción Universitario Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Simon Fraser University ( SFU) is a public university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby and satellite campuses in Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Slovak Medical University in Bratislava (Slovenská zdravotnícka univerzita v Bratislave is a state "college of university type" seated in Bratislava, ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Taipei Medical University ( Wade-Giles: T'aipei Ihsuëh Tahsuëh was founded as Taipei Medical College in 1960. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Tata Institute of Social Sciences is a prominent social work institute based in Chembur, Mumbai, India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country General and History Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS is the largest and "most distinguished" and most highly ranked medical school of Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, commonly referred to as CUHK, is the second oldest university in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a Canadian public research University with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet is the oldest and largest University and research institution in Denmark. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The University of Malaya ( Abbreviation: UM; Universiti Malaya is the oldest university in Malaysia. The Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (popularly known as SPM is one of 22 teaching departments in the Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences is one of three medical schools that make up the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Otago. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The University of the Philippines (or Unibersidad ng Pilipinas in Filipino and commonly abbreviated as U The City of Manila The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S) is a Coeducational public Research university located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The University of Southern Denmark (Syddansk Universitet was formed in 1998 (but dates back to 1966 by the merger between Odense University (founded in 1966 Southern The city of Odense (Danish ˈoð̞ˀn̩sə) is the fourth largest city in Denmark. 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It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The University of Wollongong (UOW is a public university with approximately 22000 students located in the coastal city of Wollongong, which is 80 kilometres south of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The VU University Amsterdam (in Dutch Vrije Universiteit, literal translation is "Free University" is a University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands - Guide to programs offering masters of public health, business administration, health administration, MHA, MBA, MPH.

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