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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
APHA Public Health Expo
Booth: 1826
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public Health

Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.publichealth.pitt.edu

The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is dedicated to “creating a healthier world”. Students receive an interdisciplinary teaching curriculum, opportunities for cutting-edge research, and practical service experience.

Interdisciplinary Teaching
Degrees
· MS, MPH, MHA, PhD, DrPH, MMPH*
· Numerous Joint Degree Options
Certificates
· Public Health Preparedness & Disaster Response
· Global Health
· Environmental Health Risk Assessment
Departments
· Behavioral & Community Health Sciences
· Biostatistics
· Environmental & Occupational Health
· Epidemiology
· Health Policy & Management
· Human Genetics
· Infectious Diseases & Microbiology
*Multidisciplinary Master in Public Health

Cutting-Edge Research
· Ranked third among all public health schools for total research funding and NIH funding
· Increased total funding from $42.5 million in FY 2001 to $80.3 million in FY 2005
· $600,000 average amount of external funding per faculty member per year
· One of only eight schools nationwide to be designated a Public Health Training Center by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Service Experience
(a sampling of some of our service opportunities)
· Center for Healthy Aging promotes healthy lifestyles and disease prevention in senior citizens.
· Center for Minority Health establishes community partnerships that increase the participation of minority populations in public health research.
· Center for Public Health Practice fosters collaborations between the academic and practice arenas of public health.
· University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness prepares public health professionals and organizations to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other public health threats and emergencies.
· Epidemiology Data Center coordinates data management and analysis activities for research projects, including clinical trials, registries, and case control studies.
· Health Policy Institute works to improve the policies and other decisions that influence health care.

To learn more about how GSPH, visit us at booth 1826.
 
Contact:
Lauren Wally
lwally@pitt.edu
Acting Director, External Affairs
130 De Soto Street
A624 Crabtree Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261  
Phone: (412) 624-3001
Fax: (412) 624-3309

Category: Schools of Public Health/Universities

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA

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