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Academic Programs
The Department of Prevention and Community Health educates students in three broad areas -- health promotion and disease prevention; maternal and child health; 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 knowledge about disease prevention and community health.
- Implement and evaluate state-of-the-art programs.
- Communicate health information to the public.
- Integrate findings into professional education.
In addition to its educational activities, the Department pursues these objectives by: establishing practice-science partnerships; conducting peer-reviewed evaluation and policy research; and making significant scholarly contributions to the evidence base of public health.
The Department of Prevention and Community Health offers the following degrees and programs:
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) - Health Behavior
- Master of Public Health (MPH) - Community-Oriented Primary Care
- Master of Public Health (MPH) - Health Promotion
- Master of Public Health (MPH) - Maternal and Child Health
- Master of Public Health (MPH) -Public Health Communication & Marketing
- Graduate Certificates in Community-Oriented Primary Care; Health Promotion; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Communication and Marketing
- Joint degree programs with the School of Law (JD/MPH) and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (PA/MPH and MD/MPH)
Cases In Public Health Communication & Marketing
The latest Cases Journal, Volume 4, Summer 2010, is out. Cases in Public Health Communication & Marketing, published annually since May 2007, is an on-line journal featuring peer-reviewed case studies in public health communication and marketing. Each case study describes a public health program -- or some aspect of a program -- based, at least in part, on communication or marketing methods. For more information, please visit www.casesjournal.org.