At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we’re educating leaders, putting research into practice, and developing public health solutions rooted in our deep commitment to health equity, social justice, and advocacy.
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology focuses on biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as other areas like pharmacoepidemiology, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and occupational and environmental medicine, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy focuses on social and behavioral health, health systems and policy, population aging and mental health, as well as other areas like economics and ethics, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Urban-Global Public Health focuses on urban and global public health, public health nutrition, LGBTQ health, and other areas like public administration and leadership, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Rutgers School of Public Health is New Jersey’s premier research, teaching, and service institution guided by the principles of health equity and social justice.
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Rutgers Health study finds that infants whose mothers have mild and moderate to severe depressive symptoms had more emergency department visits than those who had no symptoms
While the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision in 2022 allowed states to limit or ban abortion access, its effects have included many Americans losing access to non-abortion reproductive services such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), family planning and other reproductive health services, according to Rutgers Health and University of Oklahoma researchers.
African American and Black immigrant men prioritize their health and possess the necessary skills for proactive gastrointestinal (GI) health management, according to a Rutgers Health study.
Published in the American Journal of Men’s Health and led by Daina Potter, a data analyst in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health, the study highlights that a strength-based research approach can offer significant insights into how African American and Black immigrant males navigate GI conditions.
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