University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health

Infobox_University
name =University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Health
motto =Building Healthy Futures...


established =1961 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ]
type =Public
faculty =200 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about.html UCLA School of Public Health | General Information ] ]
staff =200 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ]
chancellor =Gene D. Block [ [http://www.chancellor.edu/ Chancellor's website] ]
provost =Scott L. Waugh (acting) [ [http://www.ucla.edu/administration.html Administration [UCLA Gateway ] ]
dean =Linda Rosenstock [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_aboutdean.html UCLA School of Public Health | About the Dean ] ]
students =700 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ]
postgrad =500 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ]
doctoral =200 [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ]
city =Los Angeles
state =CA
country =USA
free_label =Tuition
free =$4,097.50 per quarter [http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/fees/ "UCLA Registrar, Fees." Accessed 2007-03-18] [ [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/mar14.html UC Regents approve 2007-08 student fees ] ]
campus =Urban
website =http://www.ph.ucla.edu
logo =

. The UCLA School of Public Health has more than 8,000 alumni and 80 full-time faculty, with students from over 35 countries [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_quick.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH at a Glance ] ] .

History

UCLA began offering undergraduate instruction in public health in 1946. For the next fifteen years, public health instruction at UCLA was within a system-wide University of California public health school. In 1957, UCLA started a program that led to an advanced degree in public health. The UCLA School of Public Health was created on March 17th, 1961, and Lenor S. (Steve) Goerke was named the first dean [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ] .

In 2003, the School of Public Health began awarding an undergraduate minor in public health [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/stud_pubhealth.html UCLA School of Public Health | Public Health Minor ] ] .

Departments and degrees

The UCLA School of Public Health offers degrees in the following departments [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/students_degree.html UCLA School of Public Health | Departments & Degrees Overview ] ] :
*Biostatistics — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
*Community Health Sciences — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
*Environmental Health Sciences — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
*Epidemiology — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
*Health Services — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH

UCLA also offers two interdepartmental degrees [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/students_degree.html UCLA School of Public Health | Departments & Degrees Overview ] ] :
*Environmental Science & Engineering — DEnv
*Molecular Toxicology — PhD

The School of Public Health offers the following joint degrees with other UCLA graduate schools [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/students_concurdeg.html UCLA School of Public Health | Concurrent & Articulated Degree Programs ] ] :
*School of Public Health/African Studies Program (MPH / MA)
*School of Public Health/Asian American Studies Program (MPH / MA)
*School of Public Health/Islamic Studies Program (MPH / MA)
*School of Public Health/Latin American Studies Program (MPH / MA)
*School of Public Health/School of Law (MPH / JD)
*School of Public Health/School of Management (MPH / MBA)
*School of Public Health/School of Medicine (MPH / MD)

Research centers

The UCLA School of Public Health sponsors or is associated with the following research centers [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/centers.html#cahp UCLA School of Public Health | Centers & Programs ] ] :
*Center for Adolescent Health Promotion
*Center for Environmental Genomics
*Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
*Center for Human Nutrition
*Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
*Center for Public Health and Disasters
*Center to Eliminate Health Disparities
*Centers for Environmental Quality and Health
*Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center
*Southern California Particle Center
*The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Center Research
* [http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu UCLA Center for Health Policy Research]

Notable alumni

See list of [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/alumni_hall_mem.html UCLA Alumni Hall of Fame Members] .

Notable faculty

*Abdelmonem A. Afifi — Dean of School of Public Health (1985 - 2000) [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Roslyn Alfin-Slater — Demonstrated that cholesterol in normal diets does not raise serum cholesterol [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Lester Breslow — Dean of School of Public Health (1972 - 1980); Former president of the American Public Health Association [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*E. Richard Brown — Former president of the American Public Health Association [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Roger Detels — Dean of School of Public Health (1980 - 1985); Demonstrated how HIV-related immune deficiency is transmitted among homosexual men [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Gladys Emerson — Conducted research leading to the isolation and discovery of the nutritional value of vitamin E [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Jonathan Fielding — Director of Public Health and Health Officer for Los Angeles County [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Derek and Patrice Jelliffe — Led efforts to promote the benefits of breastfeeding on a global scale [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Lenor S. (Steve) Goerke — Dean of School of Public Health — (1961 - 1972) [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Milton Roemer - Internationally known health systems researcher. "Roemer's law" refers to the observation that in a fully insured population, any hospital bed that is built will be filled. [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Ruth Roemer — Former president of the American Public Health Association [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*Linda Rosenstock — Dean of School of Public Health (2000 - Present) [ [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/about_sphhistory.html UCLA School of Public Health | UCLA SPH Milestones ] ]
*John Froines — Professor in environmental health sciences, former Director of Toxic Substances for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and member of the Chicago Seven.
*Eleven current faculty are elected members of the prestigious National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine [ [http://www.iom.edu/?id=40199 2007 IOM Public Directory PDF - Institute of Medicine ] ]

External links

* [http://www.ph.ucla.edu/ UCLA School of Public Health official website]

References