Keeping the 'Public' in Public Health
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.
Our Departments
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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.
Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice
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.
Health Behavior, Society and Policy
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.
Urban-Global Public Health
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.
Leaders in the Field
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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News
Nicotine is the drug that keeps people coming back to cigarettes but not the substance that causes serious health effects in people who use tobacco. It is the tar and toxic chemical mix in tobacco and tobacco smoke that causes cancer, lung disease and 490,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.
New recommendations, co-authored by members of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension who include Rutgers School of Public Health alum Sara Elnakib, aim to remove the mystery from the food donation process to get more wholesome, healthy nutrition to the people who need it most.
Rutgers School of Public Health Dean’s Leadership Council members, Gloria A. Bachmann NCAS’70, RWJMS’72 and James F. Dougherty RC’74, GSNB’75, are part of the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni Class of 2026. The incoming class was selected by the Rutgers University Alumni Association (RUAA) Board of Directors.
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