University of Georgia College of Public Health

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The College of Public Health (CPH) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States.

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[edit] History

The College of Public Health (CPH) officially opened as UGA's 15th college in January 2005 after receiving approval from the school's University Council in September of 2004 and the Georgia Board of Regents in October. It was the first public health school created within the University System of Georgia.[1] As of 2008, the dean of the school is Phillip L. Williams. He has been the only dean in the short history of the school. He served as interim dean from the initial opening in 2005 until being named to the position permanently on November 10, 2006. Williams was also on the internal committee that proposed the formation of the college.[2] The Institute of Gerontology also joined the CPH in July of 2005.[3]

The new college was founded to house various research, faculty and outreach programs in one college so that public health needs would be better addressed.[2][1] The department of environmental health science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the department of health promotion and behavior in the College of Education were moved to CPH. A new department of health administration, biostatistics and epidemiology was also created within CPH.[1]

Upon opening, CPH took over responsibility for the Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate degree track previously overseen by the UGA Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and the Division of Public Health.[4]

[edit] Notable research

Beginning in the 1990s, the Institute of Gerontology began the Georgia Centenarian Study, a ten-year project to study common habits and personality traits among centenarians in 31 Georgia counties. In 2001, the National Institute on Aging provided an additional $7.5 million to prolong and expand the study.[5][6][7]

[edit] Departments

The following departments are part of the CPH:

  • Environmental Health Science
  • Health Promotion and Behavior
  • Health Administration, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology
  • Institute of Gerontology

[edit] Degrees offered

[edit] Undergraduate degrees

The following undergraduate degrees are offered by the CPH:

  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health (B.S.E.H.)
  • Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Behavior {B.S.H.P.)
  • Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.)
  • Joint B.S. in Environmental Health and Biological Engineering

[edit] Graduate degrees

The following graduate degrees are offered by the CPH:

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Moore, Jennifer (December 25, 2004). College of Public Health prepares to open to students. Athens Banner-Herald. Morris Communications. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  2. ^ a b Williams named dean of UGA public health. Athens Banner-Herald. Morris Communications (March 17, 1999). Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ About Gerontology. Institute of Gerontology. University of Georgia. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  4. ^ Smith, Ronell (February 10, 2004). New degree will offer needed training. Athens Banner-Herald. Morris Communications. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  5. ^ Stroer, Joan (October 18, 2001). Aging study extended five more years. Athens Banner-Herald. Morris Communications. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  6. ^ Martin, Peter; da Rosa, Grace, Siegler, Ilene C., Davey, Adam, MacDonald, Maurice, Poon, Leonard W. and for the Georgia Centenarian Study (December 2006). "Personality and longevity: findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study". AGE 28 (4): 343–352. Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/s11357-006-9022-8. ISSN 0161-9152. “Centenarians are thought of as unique and exceptional survivors. This study evaluated specific personality traits and configurations of traits among participants of the Georgia Centenarian Study” 
  7. ^ Corliss, Richard & Lemonick, Michael D. (August 22, 2004), “How To Live To Be 100”, Time (Time Inc. (Time Warner)), ISSN 0040-781X, <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,685958-4,00.html>. Retrieved on 25 March 2008 

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