Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington explained

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Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Type:Public school of public health
Established:2012
Dean:David Allison
City:Bloomington
State:Indiana
Country:United States
Students:2494 (2019-2020)
Undergrad:2085 (2019-2020)
Postgrad:409 (2019-2020)
Parent:Indiana University
Campus:Small city

The Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington is an undergraduate and graduate school at Indiana University Bloomington. Until 2012, it was the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER). Now, the School of Public Health on IU's Bloomington campus enrolls 2,790 undergraduate and graduate students, offers 34 different degrees, and has five academic departments. In 2020, the School of Public Health-Bloomington was reaccredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.[1]

History

The precursor to the School of Public Health-Bloomington, the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, was founded in 1946. In 2012, the school became the School of Public Health-Bloomington.[2] The school earned accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health in 2015.[3] It has the oldest Master of Public Health program, established in 1969, in the state of Indiana.[4]

A history book, A Legacy Transformed, about the school's origins and transformation into the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, was published in 2016.[5]

Pamela S. Whitten was elected Indiana University's 19th president and the first woman to serve as president of the university on April 16, 2021. Dr. Whitten was appointed a tenured professor in the School of Public Health-Bloomington.[6]

Academics

The school offers Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Master of Public Health, and Ph.D. degrees.[7]

The school is organized into five departments:[8]

In the 2021 Best Graduate Schools survey by U.S. News & World Report, the school was ranked the 41st school of public health in the U.S.[9]

Notable people

Faculty

Alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CEPH Accreditation 2020: News: News & Events: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington. 2021-05-20. School of Public Health. en.
  2. Web site: Indiana University Broadcast: HPER Renamed as School of Public Health-Bloomington. broadcast.iu.edu. 2020-03-07.
  3. Web site: About: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington. publichealth.indiana.edu. 2020-03-07.
  4. Web site: About: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington. publichealth.indiana.edu. 2020-03-07.
  5. Web site: Indiana University Press: A Legacy Transformed: The Story of HPER and the Birth of the School of Public Health-Bloomington. iupress.indiana.edu. 2020-03-07. 2018-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001201226/http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=807767. dead.
  6. Web site: Dr. Pamela S. Whitten Elected 19th President of Indiana University (IU) and Confirmed as Tenured Professor in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington by the IU Board of Trustees: 2021: News: News & Events: School of Public Health: Indiana University Bloomington. 2021-05-20. School of Public Health. en.
  7. Web site: Academics: Solve health-related problems and improve people's lives. publichealth.indiana.edu. 2020-03-07. 2020-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531074350/https://publichealth.indiana.edu/academics/index.html. dead.
  8. Web site: Departments: A culture of learning and discovery. publichealth.indiana.edu. 2020-06-01. 2020-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531072051/https://publichealth.indiana.edu/academics/departments/index.html. dead.
  9. Web site: Best Public Health Schools. usnews.com. 2021-05-20.

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