Public Health
Source: https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs/public-health-ab Parent: https://www.brown.edu/undergraduate-programs
Public Health is an interdisciplinary concentration through which students examine a variety of health issues, including population health and disease, health policy, cross-cultural and international aspects of health, the organizational and social structures through which health services are delivered and received, and the public health system.
Degree Type
A.B.
school
CIP Code
45.0102ℹ
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Public Health
Public Health is an interdisciplinary concentration through which students examine a variety of health issues, including population health and disease, health policy, cross-cultural and international aspects of health, the organizational and social structures through which health services are delivered and received, and the public health system.
Courses in the concentration allow students to explore the ways in which the social, political, behavioral and biological sciences contribute to the understanding of patterns of population distributions of health and disease. The concentration also provides students with courses in basic research methods and statistics necessary for problem solving and critical thinking in the emerging emphasis on evidence-based health care and public health.
Student Goals
Students in this concentration will:
- Identify how biological, behavioral, social, and environmental factors shape patterns of disease burden in populations, with an emphasis on how many of these factors can create and maintain health disparities
- Appraise the relative strengths and limitations of quantitative research that can form the evidence base for practices, programs, and policies aimed at improving the health of populations
- Collaborate as members of interdisciplinary teams to propose data-driven solutions to problems impacting the public’s health, with an emphasis on actions that reflect the priorities and preferences of communities
- Communicate information pertaining to the public’s health in a variety of formats tailored to inspire action in a range of audiences (e.g., infographics provided to the public, policy briefs provided to lawmakers)
- Recognize how public health systems can work in complementary and synergistic ways with health care systems to advance shared goals related to preventing disease and promoting health for all
Department Undergraduate Group (DUG)
Student Leaders: Alexia Sanchez Contreras, Jaiden Ditimus, Victoria Zang, Lisa Miyazaki, Fopefoluwa Akinyede
Graduating Class
| Class Year | Total Students | Honors Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | 21 |
| 2022 | 74 | 36 |
| 2023 | 75 | 12 |
| 2024 | 69 | 27 |
| 2025 | 67 | 13 |
The Public Health concentration is relevant for students with career interests in public health, disease prevention and health promotion, health policy and epidemiology, clinical health care delivery, health care administration, international health, and health law.
What are Public Health concentrators doing…
The Director of Undergraduate Studies is typically the first point of contact for prospective concentrators. Once students have declared, they may be assigned a specific concentration advisor from within the department or program.