The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington is an undergraduate and graduate school at

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with ...

. Until 2012, it was the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER). Now, the School of Public Health on IU's Bloomington campus enrolls 2,790

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

and graduate students, offers 34 different degrees, and has five academic departments. In 2020, the School of Public Health-Bloomington was reaccredited by the

Council on Education for Public Health The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs offered in settings other than schools of public health. The ...

History

The precursor to the School of Public Health-Bloomington, the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, was founded in 1946. In 2012, the school became the School of Public Health-Bloomington. The school earned accreditation from the

in 2015. It has the oldest Master of Public Health program, established in 1969, in the state of Indiana. A history book, ''A Legacy Transformed'', about the school's origins and transformation into the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, was published in 2016. Pamela S. Whitten was elected Indiana University's 19th president and the first woman to serve as president of the university on April 16, 2021. Dr. Whitten was appointed a tenured professor in the School of Public Health-Bloomington.

Academics

The school offers

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

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 ...

, and

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

degrees. The school is organized into five departments: * Applied Health Science * Environmental and Occupational Health * Epidemiology and Biostatistics * Kinesiology * Health & Wellness Design In the 2021 Best Graduate Schools survey by U.S. News & World Report, the school was ranked the 41st school of public health in the U.S.

Notable people

Faculty

* David B. Allison, current dean * Hobie Billingsley, diving coach *

James Counsilman James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)
P ...

, swimming coach * Ruth C. Engs, applied health scientist *

Debby Herbenick Debby Herbenick ( )) is an American author, research scientist, sex educator, sex advice columnist, children's book author, blogger, television personality, professor, and human sexuality expert in the media. Herbenick is a professor at the Indi ...

, sexual health expert *

Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...

, basketball coach * James M. Ridenour, former director of the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

* Pamela S. Whitten, Indiana University's 19th president *

Jerry Yeagley Jerry Yeagley (born January 10, 1940 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is a former soccer player and coach. He was the coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer team from 1973 to 2003. His teams won six NCAA Men's Soccer Championsh ...

, soccer coach

Alumni

* Larry R. Ellis, former commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command *

Dick Enberg Richard Alan Enberg (January 9, 1935 – December 21, 2017) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of an approximately 60-year career, he provided play-by-play of various sports for several radio and television networks, including N ...

, sportscaster *

Mark Hertling Mark Phillip Hertling (born September 29, 1953) is a former United States Army officer. From March 2011 to November 2012, he served as the Commanding General of United States Army Europe and the Seventh Army. Hertling served in Armor, Cavalry, p ...

, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Europe and the Seventh Army *

Laura Kelly Laura Jeanne Kelly (born January 24, 1950)"Laura Kelly,"
''Kansapedia,''

, 48th governor of Kansas * Robin Milhausen, sexual health expert *

Juwan Morgan Juwan Christopher Morgan (born April 17, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Early life and high school career Morgan is the son ...

, professional basketball player *

Victor Oladipo Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where in the 2012-2013 sea ...

, professional basketball player *

Frank Pyke Frank Sherman Pyke (1 December 1941 – 22 November 2011) was an Australian sports scientist, educator, author, Australian rules footballer and sports administrator. He played 130 games for in the Western Australian National Football League ( ...

, sports scientist *

Nikos Stavropoulos Nikolaos "Nikos" Stavropoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος "Νίκος" Σταυρόπουλος; born June 17, 1959), Professor Nicholas "Magic" Stavropoulos, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his club playing career ...

, professional basketball player *

Sage Steele Sage Marie Steele (born November 28, 1972) is an American television anchor who is the co-host of the 12pm (ET) SportsCenter on ESPN. She also hosts SportsCenter on the Road from various sporting events such as the Super Bowl and The Masters. ...

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

television anchor *

George Taliaferro George Taliaferro (January 8, 1927 – October 8, 2018) was a professional American football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team. Beginning his football career at Indiana University for the ...

, first African American football player selected in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

draft * Christian Watford, professional basketball player * Harrison Wilson Jr., basketball coach

References

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