Rollins School of Public Health

Rollins School of Public Health
Established1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Parent institution
Emory University
DeanM. Dani Fallin
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States
CampusSuburban
Websitesph.emory.edu

The Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) is the public health school of Emory University. Founded in 1990, Rollins has more than 1,100 students pursuing master's degrees (MPH/MSPH) and over 150 students pursuing doctorate degrees (PhD). The school comprises six departments: Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES), Biostatistics (BIOS), Environmental Health (EH), Epidemiology (EPI), Global Health (GH), and Health Policy and Management (HPM), as well as an Executive MPH program (EMPH).

In addition to pursuing degrees from a single department, students may also participate in joint programs, both within Rollins and in conjunction with other professional schools at Emory (including Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University School of Law, and Goizueta Business School). Unique programs to Rollins are Global Environmental Health, Global Epidemiology, and the joint EH/EPI MSPH program.

One of the founding fathers of Rollins was Dr. David Sencer, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1966 to 1977 and New York City Health Commissioner from 1981 to 1985.[1][2][3][4] In his honor, the David Sencer Scholarship Fund was established at Rollins in 2008.[5] Rollins continues to be closely affiliated with CDC, along with multiple other public health institutions, such as the Emory Global Health Institute.[6]

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  4. ^ Bird, David (December 5, 1985). "Sencer Resigns Health Post to Work on Project in Oman". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "David J. Sencer, MD, MPH, Scholarship Celebration - Woodruff Health Sciences Center - Emory University". whsc.emory.edu. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  6. ^ "EGHI Home". www.globalhealth.emory.edu. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.