Our History
The University of Nevada, Reno, School of 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 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 by:
- Preparing future public health practitioners, researchers, educators and leaders through excellent teaching;
- Developing the knowledge base for public health by conducting world-class research;
- Engaging actively with multiple communities through professional and scholarly service;
- Working to eliminate disparities and to contribute to positive changes in the health of Nevadans; and
- Becoming a worldwide leader in innovative approaches to public health.