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Prevention and Community Health
Who We Are
The Department of Prevention and Community Health educates students in four inter-related areas - health promotion; maternal and child health; public health communication and marketing; and community-oriented primary care - and conducts research and scholarly activities in these disciplines. In collaboration with other departments at SPHHS, other schools at The George Washington University and the broader public health community, the Department strives to: produce and share knowledge; develop, implement and evaluate state-of-the-art community health programs; communicate health information to the public; and, integrate research findings into public health education and practice.
In addition to its educational activities, the Department pursues these objectives by: establishing practice-academic partnerships; conducting peer-reviewed evaluation and policy research; and making significant scholarly contributions to the evidence base of public health.
Contact Us
Department of Prevention and Community Health
2175 K St., NW, Suite 700
School of Public Health and Health Services
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-994-3570
Fax: 202-994-3601
Email: pch@gwumc.edu
Web site: http://sphhs.gwumc.edu/departments/preventioncommunityhealth/
Interim Department Chair: James Cawley PA-C
SPHHS Text4Baby Day of Service
About 40 students from GW’s School of Public Health and Health Services spent their Saturday spreading awareness of maternal and child health in three District wards with the highest infant mortality rates. MCH students were at the forefront of organizing and leading the successful event, which supported the national program Text4baby.
GW + Phones = Hope and Text4Baby Campaigns
Prevention and Community health student volunteers for Text4Baby, and faculty members Dr. Amita Vyas, and Dr. Karen McDonnell with Chelsea Clinton and Christy Turlington Burns at the GW Phones for Hope Rally in October.
