At the College of Public Health and Health Professions, our faculty are working to address some of the greatest health challenges of our time, including mitigating the impact of chronic diseases, tracking and preventing the spread of infectious diseases, and understanding the impact of human and animals on the environment. Doctoral students have the opportunity to work alongside internationally-recognized faculty, and to build connections with faculty across the UF academic health center colleges as well as the more than 200 research, service and education centers, bureaus and institutes located at UF. The College of Public Health and Health Professions is home to eight federally-funded training programs, which provide specialized curriculum, experiences and mentoring to prepare graduate and postdoctoral associates for careers in research.
Phd in public health
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Public Health PhD concentrations
Ph.d. in public health
Environmental Health concentration
This concentration prepares students for the rigors of independent scientific investigation and leadership to engage in environmental and public health research focusing on contaminant stress and exposure outcomes.
ph.d. in public health
Health Services Research concentration
This concentration prepares individuals to help inform government officials, corporate leaders, clinicians, health plan managers and others making choices about complex health-related problems and issues.
PH.D. IN PUBLIC HEALTH
One Health concentration
This concentration emphasizes working across public health, veterinary health and environmental health disciplines to tackle difficult health problems.
PH.D. IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Social and Behavioral Sciences concentration
This concentration emphasizes the application of behavioral and social science perspectives to research on contemporary health problems.
Additional public health related programs
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Biostatistics
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Epidemiology
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