Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
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Join us for National Public Health Week
The Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has a full set of events planned for this year’s National Public Health Week, an annual celebration of all the ways public health has transformed life expectancy and quality of life in the U.S. and beyond. Highlights include:
- Nationally recognized leader in maternal and child health, Dr. Deanna Wathington
- A presentation on “What is Public Health?” concluding with a student panel
- A visit from Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association
Other events and activities include a film screening, lectures and seminars, a misinformation hackathon, and public health trivia!
Come join us to celebrate all the ways public health impacts life.
The Celia Scott Weatherhead School by the Numbers
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1st
We were the first school of public health in the country (est. 1912)
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10%
We are ranked in the top 10% of public health schools in U.S. News
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99%
of graduates working or continuing education within a year of graduating
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52
Students hail from 49 US states & territories
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36
Our students are from 36 different countries
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28
Average age of our students
