Loyola's Public Health Program receives accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health

Loyola University Chicago's Public Health Program has received a five-year accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.

The Public Health Program was established in 2009 as a program within the Department of Public Health Sciences. It is one of 10 graduate programs of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

The masters in public health (MPH) program offers two tracks: epidemiology and public health policy and management. In addition to offering a MPH degree, Loyola offers a dual MPH/MD degree and a five-year BS/MPH degree.

The Public Health Program is inspired by Loyola's Jesuit tradition of justice and freedom of inquiry. The goal is to create leaders in the field by offering online and in-person, career-oriented concentrations, taught through multiple departments and institutes of Loyola's top-rated university system, including:

•Stritch School of Medicine
•School of Law
•Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
•Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
•Institute of Environmental Sustainability
•School of Social Work

Faculty and students come from a variety of backgrounds and religious traditions, and all are committed to the Jesuit heritage of promoting social justice. The MPH degree addresses multiple complex health problems including access to health care services, environmental hazards, injury, and substance abuse. MPH students acquire qualitative and quantitative problem solving skills and training in communication and leadership that greatly enhance career opportunities.