Authorities in northeastern Congo have banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people to curb a rapidly spreading ...

Students in last quarter's Overview of Issues in Global Health (EOH560) class were each challenged to create an infographic on a topic of their choice, and their resulting work spans issues that ...

For science teachers, the past few years have offered no shortage of real-world lessons. The pandemic presented opportunities to talk about epidemiology and health communications. Natural disasters, ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogenic bacteria is a major global public health threat. While the inappropriate use of antibiotics is widely ...

Public health saved your life today, and you didn’t even know it. That’s the message behind “The Invisible Shield” on PBS, a four-part documentary series that uncovers some of the little-known work ...

Dr. Georges Benjamin has seen many infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats in the near-25 years he's led the American Public Health Association, or APHA, a professional group ...

Saint Louis University's 12-credit post-baccalaureate certificate in public health trains students to be competent in core public health topic areas such as epidemiology, biostatistics, policy and ...

Public health is the science and practice of safeguarding population well-being through organised efforts that span disease prevention, health promotion and policy action. It employs surveillance and ...

Public health nutrition is the science and practice of promoting population health through improvements in dietary patterns, food environments and nutrition-related policies. It encompasses assessment ...

Public health helps prevent disease and improve the health of communities—primarily through efforts outside of traditional medical care, such as tracking and predicting emerging and persistent threats ...