School of Public Health

Our mission is to improve the health of the most vulnerable populations in California and worldwide.

Berkeley Public Health launches major research initiative to tackle Valley Fever in California and beyond

December 6, 2019

Government of Mexico recognizes Xóchitl Castañeda with prestigious Ohtli Award

December 3, 2019

Africa’s Western Sahel on the brink of crisis, researchers warn

November 19, 2019

Depression puts South African girls at higher risk of contracting HIV

November 19, 2019

Joint Medical Program students present at the 14th Annual Master’s Research Symposium

November 15, 2019

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Experience Transformational Health Research

The determinants and consequences of global changes profoundly shape population health. Many of these changes have long been underway, including climate change, food systems transformations, infectious disease pandemics, and population changes such as migration, urbanization and aging.

Africa’s Western Sahel on the brink of crisis, researchers warn

Without investment in family planning, girls’ education, agriculture, and security, the region’s political and economic systems could collapse.

A person holding a Macrobrachium river prawn

How fat prawns can save lives

Kicking China’s smoking habit

Our faculty and students conduct research that emphasizes the social determinants of health—how factors like socioeconomic status, race and place determine susceptibility to certain diseases and conditions—and how to use this knowledge to help communities implement changes that foster equality and social justice.

California bans poisonous agricultural pesticide

The decision was informed by a growing body of research linking chlorpyrifos exposure to harmful health effects, including neurodevelopmental disorders.

A large group of Coca-Cola red cans stacked in a supermarket

Do soda taxes work?

Workers pick strawberries from a field in the Salinas Valley, California USA

Cleaning up America’s Salad Bowl

Unlocking the truth behind infectious disease pandemics, social determinants of health, antibiotic resistance and other public health concerns often requires harnessing big data and technological innovation.

Widely used health care prediction algorithm biased against black people

Algorithms are being found to replicate the same racial, socioeconomic or gender-based biases they were built to overcome.

How big data can save lives

Our mission is to improve the health of the most vulnerable populations in California and worldwide.

Berkeley Public Health launches major research initiative to tackle Valley Fever in California and beyond

Government of Mexico recognizes Xóchitl Castañeda with prestigious Ohtli Award

Africa’s Western Sahel on the brink of crisis, researchers warn

Depression puts South African girls at higher risk of contracting HIV

Joint Medical Program students present at the 14th Annual Master’s Research Symposium

Experience Transformational Health Research

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Public Income Support and Health at Older Ages: A Demography Brown Bag Talk

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