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.
Call for Comments
The VCU School of Public Health is undergoing a review by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for accreditation. Part of this process includes the provision of a third-party comment period, which allows anyone, including students, alumni, faculty, staff, community and practice partners, and members of the public, to share relevant information about the school directly with CEPH.
If you have any information about the school you would like to share with CEPH to inform their review, send your comments to submissions@ceph.org by September 28, 2026.
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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.
Department of Epidemiology
The Department of Epidemiology integrates research, education, and public health service programs to improve the health of our community.
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.
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.