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Monday, April 5, 2021

40th Anniversary celebrating our Legacy, 1981 - 2021 1976 - Plan for the establishment of SDSU Graduate School of Public Health ; 1979 - Hiring of Douglas Scrutchfield, M.D., and Muriel Kulikowski, administrative assistant and ‘founding mother’ ; 1980/81 - Original five GSPH graduate divisions headed by, Stephen J. Williams, Health Services Administration, Helen Wallace, Maternal & Could Health, Tee L. Guidotti, Occupational & Environmental Health, Anita Bahn, Epidemiology., Melbourne F. Hovell, Health Promotion ; 1985 - GSPH relieves nation accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health; 1986 - GSPH moves into its current home in Hardy Memorial Tower; 1988 - Dual - Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health program ; 1990 - SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Epidemiology; 1992 - Bachelor of Science in Health Science moves under GSPH; 1995 - Acting Director, Stephen Bender, HSD; 1996 - Acting Director, John Elder, PhD, MPH; 1998 - Director, Kenneth Bart, MD, MPH; 2004 - SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Health Behavior; 2005 - Master of Public Health in Biometry; 2006 - Dual Master of Arts in Latin America Studies and Master of Public Health program; 2007 - SDSU/UCSE Joint Doctoral Program in Global Health; 2007 - Director, Carleen Stoskopf, ScD, MS; 2015- Interim Director, Richard Gersberg, PhD, MS; 2016 - Director, Hala Madanat, PhD, 2017, First fully online MPH program in HPBS; 2020 - SDSU SPH ranked a top US News Best Public Health School; 2020 - Interim Director, Eyal Oren, PhD, MS

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Celebrating 40 Years of Epidemiology and Bio Statistics 1982 - 1st Chief of Epidemiology: Dr. “Bud” Benson; 1985 - city-wide epidemiology research exchange, SDSU, UCSD, County of San Diego HHSA, Naval Health Research Center; 1990 - SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Epidemiology; 1998 - VIDDAI Binational Field Epidemiology Program, SDSU, UCSD, UABC Tijuana SOM, Old Mission Rotary; Over 1,00 graduates: disease prevention and control, surveillance and outbreak investigation, community-based research, & academia. Research: big data (health disparities, bioinformatics, molecular epidemiology), cancer(screening, etiology, treatment, survival), border & global health (HIV, Linkage to Care, Antibiotic Resistance), Respiratory Health(MDR, Tuberculosis, asthma, tobacco control, COVID-19)

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

SDSU School of Public Health; Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science; 40 years of impact from 1980-81 through 2020-21; Published in scientific peer-reviewed journals. In any one year, nearly as quarter if HPBS MPH students’ Integrative Learning Experiences are published in peer-reviewed journals. 50 doctoral degrees. Awarded doctoral degrees to individuals who are now conducting critical promotion & behavioral science research. 2 national institutes of Health-funded research centers to address health disparities and promote minority health research. Faculty research & areas of expertise: community engages research, health disparities including among latinos, LGBTQ+ communities, adolescents, families & communities, promotion of physical activity, healthy eating, sleep, & mental health, prevention and control of obesity, cancer, asthma, diabetes, substance use, & violence; 20+ partnerships; every year over 20 HPBS MPS students Parker with community agencies to conduct public health Projects. 200+ projects more than 200 extramurally-funded projects to support faculty and student research in health promotion, minority health & health disparities. 10 years of CDC funding. Funded for 10 years by the CDC for the San Diego Prevention center.

 

Thursday, April 8, 2021

UNDERGRADUATE Our Mission To develop public health leaders, advance knowledge, and transform population health locally and globally through education, research, collaboration, and service to promote health equity for all. School History Once known as Health Science, then officially converted to the School of Public Health. 1992 - First year of the Undergraduate program; 2016 - Dr. Kristen Emory, first advisor and Director of Public Health Undergraduate program; 600+ currently enrolled students Rapidly growing and highly diverse major Many students successfully go on to: MPH Programs Medicine Physician Asst Nursing Dentistry Government

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Friday, April 9, 2021

The Division of Environmental Health is committed to improving both human and environmental health for all through education, research, and environmental justice. Our division focuses on improving environmental health through reducing water scarcity, ensuring safe food and homes, improving air quality, understanding coastal pollution, and using our data to change policy. Faculty, alumni, and students have performed research and study abroad programs in 5 different continents, including studies on air quality and environmental contaminants. Over the years, environmental health students have received prestigious awards, including Fulbright Scholarships, Switzer Fellowships, SeaGrant State Fellowships, TRDRP Cornelius Hopper Diversity Student Awards, and MHIRT Fellowships. Alumni work in a wide array of fields, including: Federal, state, and county environmental health departments, Ecotoxicology and contract research, Occupational health and industrial hygiene, Environmental justice and conservation, Clinical and research careers, Biotech and pharmaceutical toxicology, & Military occupational and environmental health

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Saturday, April 10, 2021

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Sunday, April 11, 2021


Celebrating 40 Years of Impact Academic Year 1980-81 through 2020-21 Ranked Top School Nationwide. Top 20% Public Health School and Programs by US News & World Report. Alumni Making an Impact. 75% of San Diego’s Public Health workforce are alumni, but our 5,000+ string alumni community is making a difference around the world. Top 5 School. Ranked 4th in the Top 10 best MPH Degrees in the West by Masters in Public Health Degrees and 4th in the Top 25 Best Public Health Degrees in 2021 Top Areas of Research and Community Impact: Health Disparities, Community-based Research, Cancer, Border Health,& Health Policy Podcast. Missions Statement: to develop public health leaders, advance knowledge, and transform population health locally and globally through education, research, collaboration, and service to promote health equity for all

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