About Us
Founded in 1983 within the former UMDNJ, we have locations in Newark and New Brunswick as well as hybrid and remote course options. Under the leadership of Dean Perry N. Halkitis, the school has become a leader in bioethics, cancer health disparities, climate change and planetary health, HIV, COVID-19, TB, and other infectious diseases, modern statistical methods, pharmacoepidemiology, sexual and reproductive health, LGBTQ+ health, population aging and mental health, gun violence prevention, and much more.
New Jersey’s Only Accredited School of Public Health
Departments
Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice; Health Behavior, Society, and Policy; Urban-Global Public Health
Graduate Degrees
MPH; MS; PhD; DrPH
Our Mission
To advance public health in New Jersey, the United States, and the world through high-quality education, innovative research, and collaborative community engagement —actively shaping and advocating for policies, programs, and services that improve the health of communities and populations.
Our Vision
A future in which all people and communities can achieve optimal health and well-being.
Our Pillar Goals
Excellence in Education: Prepare public health leaders, practitioners, and researchers using modern pedagogical approaches to promote health in diverse communities and populations.
Impactful Scholarship: Advance public health science by growing the school’s capacity to conduct and disseminate outstanding, collaborative relevant research.
Commitment to Community Engagement: Build and sustain partnerships with communities and populations in all aspects of the school’s work.
Our Core Values
Academic Freedom
Public health research, education, and community engagement is rigorous, innovative, and responsive to the evolving needs of diverse populations, while protecting the intellectual independence necessary to address the determinants of health, confront systems of oppression, and advocate for evidence-based policies that improve health for all.
Collaboration
Productive, mutually beneficial, and interdisciplinary relationships across our school, Rutgers University, and with governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, foundations, and individuals in the populations we serve.
Collective Excellence
Research, education, and community engagement programming meet the highest standards, reaching all people and populations so that all have an equal opportunity to achieve, succeed, and experience a sense of belonging.
Creativity
Innovation and discovery that meaningfully expands public health knowledge, its application, approaches, and policies.
Impact
Evidence-based education, research, and community engagement initiatives, with transparent metrics to assess progress and growth, and the timely realignment of resources.
Integrity
Ethical behavior, honesty, fairness, responsibility, and accountability.
Respect
A culture of mutual regard, dignity, curiosity, support and compassion for individuals, informed by professionalism to promote an inclusive environment free from harassment, and/or discrimination
Solidarity
Partnership and collaboration with the people and populations we serve through research, education, and community engagement.