Environmental and Global Health

Fast Facts

100% of our graduates find job placement after completing their degree

Career Paths

Our Graduate Programs

One Health Concentration

Master of Health Sciences, One Health

The Master of Health Science (MHS) Program provides one-on-one mentorship, coursework, and research and practice opportunities, incorporating transdisciplinary qualitative and quantitative skills to address environmental and global health challenges.

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Environmental Health

Master of Public Health

The Master of Public Health (MPH) Program provides professional development in public, environmental, and human health practice training to address a diverse range of public health issues affecting individuals and communities.

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One Health COncentration

PhD in Public Health, One Health

The PhD in Public Health, One Health Concentration provides multidisciplinary systems-based research training that focuses on the role of the environment in animal and human disease with an emphasis on infectious disease, nutrition and global health interventions.

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In the Spotlight

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Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Michael von Fricken takes the UF One Health Center of Excellence to new heights

Click below to learn more about Dr. von Fricken's feats and goals.

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Student Spotlight

Understanding and combatting food security abroad

Click below to learn more about Daniel Acosta’s path to public health innovation.

Environmental & Global Health News

PHHP students, faculty honored during International Education Week

Students Fevi Paro and Victoria Simoni Assuncao and faculty member Michael von Fricken, Ph.D., were recognized at an awards ceremony held November 17.

A man was diagnosed with a strain of bird flu never seen In humans before. Experts share if you should be concerned.

Benjamin Anderson discusses the risk of transmission among backyard flocks with HuffPost.

Cultivating curiosity

How unconventional thinking leads to advances in science and education.

Recent graduate Katharine McNamara honored for One Health dissertation research

The award recognizes outstanding scholarship that exemplifies theoretical innovation, methodological rigor and a commitment to bridging research and practice.

Hear from a former MHS One Health student.

Make a difference with One Health.

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A Message From the Chair