FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

CONTACT Melanie Ragin, PhD Director MPH Program Assistant Professor of Public Health Fort Valley State University Warner Robins Center 151 Osigian Blvd, Suite A Warner Robins, GA 3108 http://www.fvsu.edu/

History

Founded over 100 years ago, Fort Valley State University embraces a history that weaves together African-American culture, a commitment to personal and intellectual growth and a deep sense of community. What students of every era have found at Fort Valley State is unequaled leadership across a wide scope of programs.

Fort Valley’s status as a land-grant university has led to remarkable innovations in agriculture and related fields. The acclaimed Biology and Chemistry departments allow Fort Valley State University to send more students of African descent to medical and dental school than any other state school in Georgia.  The comprehensive liberal arts curriculum continues to set new standards of excellence.

Program Overview

The M.P.H. Degree Program in Environmental Health was developed in response to the nation’s call-to-action for improved health opportunities for all Americans with a specific focus on state and local needs. Linkages between the high morbidity rates due to heart disease, cancer, and strokes and adverse environmental factors such as livestock rearing, farming practices, food handling, industrial contaminants and the like will be studied with sensitivity to cultural, regional, and ethnic differences.

Graduates of the M.P.H. degree program will be capable of pursuing further study in environmental health or related fields, conducting research in the discipline, managing community health agencies, and/or providing community-based leadership designed to educate and empower citizens to form partnerships in the interest of improving the overall health of their communities.

Mission

The mission of the M.P.H. Program is to prepare students to identify problems and propose solutions to a variety of environmental conditions that affect the health of minority, rural, and disadvantaged populations at disproportionate rates.

Accreditation

The Program is currently not accredited.