The
Yale School of Public Health was founded in 1915 by
Charles-Edward Amory WinslowCharles-Edward Amory Winslow was an American bacteriologist and public health expert who was, according to the Encyclopedia of Public Health, "a seminal figure in public health, not only in his own country, the United States, but in the wider Western world."Winslow was born in Boston,...
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The School of Public Health awards
Master of ScienceA Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries...
and
Master of Public HealthThe Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health.The MPH degree focuses on public health practice, as opposed to research or teaching...
degrees as well as Ph.D degrees through the Yale Graduate School. Programs of study include
biostatisticsBiostatistics is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology...
, chronic disease epidemiology, environmental health sciences, epidemiology of microbial diseases,
global healthGlobal health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized...
, health management, health policy and administration, and social and behavioral sciences. The school also offers a one-year MPH program for students who have already attained an advanced degree.
Admissions to the Yale School of Public Health is highly competitive and class sizes are the smallest among top-tier graduate public health programs around the country. Total enrollment is 288 students, with 98% maintaining full-time status
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=203&school_Id=27. YSPH is among one of the first Public Health schools in the country
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=203&school_Id=27.
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