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Our History

The University of Nevada, Reno, School of Community Health Sciences (public health) was created through an initiative of faculty in the former Department of Health Ecology, which offered a popular undergraduate degree. Since the MPH was first offered in 2000, the program has had 50 graduates, who have gone on to positions at universities, hospitals, state and county health departments, and into Ph.D. programs and medical school. The current school was established by the Board of Regents on September 1st, 2004, with a long-range development plan calling for substantial growth in the numbers of faculty and graduate students, MPH programs in each of the core areas of public health, doctoral degrees in selected areas, and engagement in cutting-edge research and community service.

Our Mission

Our mission in the School of Community Health Sciences (public health) is to develop, disseminate, and apply knowledge with an ecological approach to protect and promote the health of populations statewide and worldwide. We carry out this mission through the following goals:

To prepare future public health practitioners, researchers, educators and leaders.

To develop the knowledge base for public health through research.

To engage with multiple communities through professional and scholarly service.

To work toward eliminating health disparities and to contribute to positive changes in the health of Nevadans.

To be recognized for leadership in innovative approaches to public health.