About the School of Community Health and Policy
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Our goal is to produce cutting-edge professionals who are prepared to take advantage of the range of opportunities in the field of health promotion and disease prevention, and are ready to make a difference in the 21st Century. As the first doctorate-granting, urban practice-based public health program at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU), we provide students with the opportunity to learn community-based participatory research methods and critical analytic skills, applied to practice in urban and underserved settings. We focus on teaching students to address racial and ethnic health disparities. Our students benefit from our strong relationships with the communities in which we work. Based in the city of Baltimore, our Program takes advantage of the close proximity of city, state and federal agencies; regional medical and research facilities; local community-based organizations; and other academic institutions. An education in Public Health at Morgan will prepare you for a rewarding career serving to empower communities. At the same time, it will prepare you to join the new cadre of public health professionals who will provide responsible and responsive leadership in the face of unique health challenges in a variety of social and cultural contexts. |
The
Morgan State University Public Health Program was launched in 1999
to produce a new generation of public health professionals. In 2004,
the Program received the maximum five-year (5) accreditation from
the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). In 2005, Dr.
Earl Richardson, President of Morgan State University, approved
the plan to create The School of Community Health and Poli composed
of the Public Health Program, the Prevention Sciences Research Center
and the undergraduate Nutritional Sciences Program.