The Colorado School of Public Health is an accredited, collaborative school of public health representing three

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public educational and research institutions: the

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and the

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. The school is accredited by the

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. The school operates on three university campuses: the

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in Aurora, Colo.,

in Fort Collins, Colo. and the

in Greeley, Colo.

History

The school officially opened on July 1, 2008, following decades of dedicated development. Planning for the school was initiated by a partnership of public health practitioners, academics, and business leaders. The partnership formed an official taskforce in 2002 in order to develop a strategic plan and seek the funding necessary to open a school of public health. The task force was successful and instrumental in the decision to open the school as a collaboration. In August 2007, each university president or chancellor signed a memorandum of agreement to open the school and the founding dean was appointed that December. Within months the school admitted its first class of students, setting the stage for growth future development. Among those developments, the school received full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health October 2010, and was reaccredited in September 2015. Today the school enrolls nearly 600 students, with over 200 full-time faculty across the three university campuses, and more than 2,600 alumni. Each day the school finds new and innovative ways to expand its work, build partnerships and achieve the goal of a healthier region and world. In 2018, the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Deans

* Richard F. Hamman, MD, DrPH (Founding Dean, December 2007 – December 2010) * Judith Albino, PhD (Interim Dean, January 2011 – May 2012) * David C. Goff, Jr, MD, PhD (June 2012 – November 2016) * Elaine Morrato, DrPH, MPH, CPH (Interim Dean, December 2016 - September 2017) * Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS (October 2017 – Present)

Departments and Programs

The Colorado School of Public Health is home to five academic departments and multiple programs, with 18 concentration areas.

Biostatistics and Informatics

Chair: Debashis Ghosh, PhD Programs:

Master of Public Health The Master of Public Health or Master of Philosophy in Public Health (M.P.H.), Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH), Master of Medical Science in Public Health (MMSPH) and the Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.), International Masters for Healt ...

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and

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Community and Behavioral Health

Chair: Jennifer Leiferman, PhD Programs:

and Doctor of Public Health

Environmental and Occupational Health

Interim Chair
Lee Newman, MD, MA
Programs:

and Doctor of Public Health

Epidemiology

Chair: Jill Norris, PhD Programs:

, Doctor of Public Health, and

Health Systems, Management and Policy

Chair: Glen Mays, PhD Programs:

and

Centers

Center for Global Health (WHO); Center for Public Health Practice , Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (HRSA); Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health; Latino Research & Policy Center
Center for Health, Work & Environment
(NIOSH); Rocky Mountain Prevention & Research Center (CDC); Center for Food Safety & the Prevention of Foodborne Disease (CDC); Center for Innovative Design & Analysis; Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes Center; Injury & Violence Prevention Center

Notes

External links

Colorado School of Public HealthApplication InformationAcademic Departments
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