School of Public Health

The School of Public Health at VCU brings together the departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Health Policy, and Social and Behavioral Sciences around a unified focus on public health. Students have the opportunity to engage in a real-world public health education and work with faculty on research that improves the lives of all Virginians.

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Department of Biostatistics

In the Department of Biostatistics, graduate students partner with faculty and other interdisciplinary researchers to tackle analytical challenges in modern health sciences research.

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Department of Epidemiology

The Department of Epidemiology integrates research, education, and public health service programs to improve the health of our community. 

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Department of Health Policy

In the Department of Health Policy, scholars, educators, and community leaders work together to conduct and disseminate rigorous health policy and health services research to tackle pressing public health challenges.

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Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

In the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, scholars, educators, and community leaders, use cutting-edge research methods to identify and understand social drivers of health to design, implement, and evaluate multilevel interventions that can be translated into policy and sustainable programming.

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