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Our work is at the critical intersection of education, research and practice, touching the lives of populations in Rhode Island and across the globe.

At the Brown University School of Public Health, we are educating future public health leaders to evaluate and intervene upon issues that face our most vulnerable populations—including disorders of aging and chronic health conditions, maternal and child health and infectious disease outbreaks. Our researchers are working on the front lines of the most timely public health crises of our time, from reproductive health advocacy to the overdose crisis.

Faculty across our four academic departments educate students to become public health professionals equipped with the skills needed for success in the field today.

Brown’s ethos is deeply collaborative in nature. Through partnerships across campus and in the Providence community, we foster innovation, collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange. This approach allows us to leverage the expertise of our faculty and researchers across different disciplines, leading to comprehensive and impactful public health interventions.

At Brown, our thriving research centers, dedicated to critical areas such as pandemic preparedness, gerontology, environmental health, information disorders, and substance use, are linked under one mission: to advance well-being for all.

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Health Care’s Carbon Problem

Despite being on the front lines of the climate crisis, the health care sector is also one of the greatest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. A new study from Brown researchers looks at these decarbonizing efforts across the globe.
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The Promise and Challenges of Dual Vaccination

Four years out from the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic, a new study explores the extent to which COVID-19 and influenza vaccines are being distributed and employed simultaneously, particularly among high-risk populations.
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MPH student Rosemelly Jimenez Medal's father has worked as a short-haul trucker for over 25 years, and she noticed that he was struggling to hear conversations at dinner. So Jimenez Medal teamed up with her father and noise researcher Erica Walker, RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University, to conduct hearing screenings on short-term truckers in California.
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Education

We offer doctoral, master’s and undergraduate paths of study, allowing students at every level to embark on a transformative academic journey.