School of Public Health

We’re at the forefront of solving complex public health problems through our groundbreaking research, world-class education and community-engaged action.

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

“Through our efforts, we have witnessed the positive impact that public health initiatives and advances have had on disease prevention, physical safety, environmental health, and family planning.” – Margaret Lapiz, MPH ’93, Founder of Prep Medico

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

“Public health is such an important field and those of us in the field are the ones who should and can address the issues and concerns by undoing the damage that humans have caused.” – Bessanderson McNeil, MPH ’71, Community Health Promoter

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

“Don’t give up on achieving better health for all of us; support the young; listen to the older; be critical but not mean-spirited; cultivate enjoyment.” – Shoshanna Sofaer, DrPH ’84, MPH ’77, Senior Scholar at CUNY

Berkeley Public Health is proud to highlight women who’ve made an impact at UC Berkeley and in public health.

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

February 26, 2020

The Novel Coronavirus: Why are such outbreaks difficult to prevent and where do we go from here?

February 11, 2020

In Memoriam: Teh-wei Hu

February 5, 2020

Digitizing Reproductive Health Education

January 16, 2020

In Memoriam: Leonard J. Duhl

January 14, 2020

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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.

Digitizing Reproductive Health Education

CyberRwanda uses technology and storytelling to connect teens with accurate reproductive health information and health products

Widely used health care prediction algorithm biased against black people

We’re at the forefront of solving complex public health problems through our groundbreaking research, world-class education and community-engaged action.

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

Celebrating 150 Years of Women at Berkeley

Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

The Novel Coronavirus: Why are such outbreaks difficult to prevent and where do we go from here?

In Memoriam: Teh-wei Hu

Digitizing Reproductive Health Education

In Memoriam: Leonard J. Duhl

Experience Transformational Health Research

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Events

Coronavirus Updates: Facts from Hong Kong and Beyond (Facebook Live Webinar)

Abigail Weitzman: A Demography Brown Bag Talk: Title TBA

PHAA Board of Directors Meeting

Amy Winter: A Demography Brown Bag Talk: Talk title TBA

Leslie Root: A Demography Brown Bag Talk: Talk title TBA

The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education – Los Angeles, CA