Strategy Map 2025–2030.

Our Mission

To improve the health and well-being of populations worldwide, particularly the underserved, through excellence and innovation in education, research, and practice

 

Core Purpose

THINK. TEACH. DO.
For the health of all.

Values

We are committed to igniting and sustaining positive change that leads to health and wellbeing around the world. We strive for a respectful, collaborative, diverse, and inclusive community within our School of Public Health. We aim to promote justice, human rights, and equity within and across our local and global communities.

Strategic Directions

Cities and health | Climate, the planet, and health | Health inequities | Infectious disease | Mental and behavioral health

Research

[THINK] Generating research and scholarship of consequence.

Lead the field in innovative public health science and scholarship that advances the health of all.

  1. Support links between research, practice, and advocacy.
  2. Nurture scholarship in topics of consequence.
  3. Produce impactful research, papers, and reports.
  4. Catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration.
  5. Cultivate depth in strategic research areas.

Monica Onyango teachingEducation

[TEACH] Training the next generation of thinkers, educators, and doers.

Lead in educational excellence and innovation by teaching and learning public health in a way that is inclusive, authentic, ongoing, and evolving.

  1. Provide learners with the best tools and skills to thrive.
  2. Sustain relevant, modern, and responsive educational programs
  3. Support a diverse student body reflective of the populations we serve.
  4. Lead in public health educational excellence.
  5. Support ongoing professional education.

Installing heat sensors in ChelseaPractice 

[DO] Translating science and scholarship into action.

Engage in partnerships with communities to improve public health with a commitment to social justice and health equity.

  1. Engage with communities, government, and public and private partners.
  2. Train and support current and future public health practitioners.
  3. Build science communication skills within the community.
  4. Engage with media to translate science and scholarship.
  5.  Create opportunities for student involvement in advocacy.

SIBS group in front of TalbotAdministration

Nurturing a collaborative and sustainable infrastructure.

Foster an environment of excellence, collaboration, and sound management.

  1. Foster an environment where staff are happy, supported, and fulfilled.
  2. Recruit and retain talent committed to the mission of the school.
  3. Support career development for all.
  4. Maintain strong administrative support systems.
  5. Carefully steward resources to sustain the work of the school.

group of students on Talbot GreenFor the Health of All

Centering diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) in all we do.


Build a culture of equity and inclusion that is embedded throughout the school’s practice, teaching, research, and community.

  1. Foster a culture of inclusivity.
  2. Build a diverse community.
  3. Sustain an institutional framework for DEIJ initiatives.
  4. Create welcoming and open spaces for all community members.
  5. Evolve best practices to promote DEIJ as community needs change.


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