FROM THE CHAIR
Welcome to the ATSU College of Graduate Health Studies MPH and MPHd programs. 
As you progress through our multi-disciplinary, evidence-based curriculum, you will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to be a competent professional, leader, and advocate in public health. Our MPH programs include practical application of content, training, and assessments that closely align to high professional standards, fostering critical analysis. Our faculty are experts in their respective fields, each with extensive experience in public health practice and educating adult learners online. Our faculty create a supportive and collaborative environment for our diverse student body. The flexible online MPH programs allow you to balance personal, professional, and academic responsibilities while working toward your degree. ATSU has a 120-year history as an esteemed university.
If you need any further guidance, please do not hesitate to contact me or any faculty and staff. We are here to help you to become a strong, confident professional to protect and promote dental and public health.
Dr. Jaana Gold, DDS, PhD, MPH, CPH
Professor and Chair
Jaana Gold, DDS, PhD, MPH, CPH
Department Chair and Professor
jgold@atsu.edu
MISSION
To prepare a diverse population of public health professionals for careers in public health. To inspire a commitment to lifelong learning through excellence in education and evidence-based practices. To strengthen and diversify the public health workforce by providing opportunities to non-traditional students through innovative distance learning.
VISION
The department will be a leader in educating and empowering a diverse student population to promote health and reduce disparities in underrepresented communities locally and globally.
VALUES
Leadership: We value leadership development for our students, faculty, and staff and encourage participation in community and professional service.
Integrity: We value the highest ethical principles of fairness and honesty in all of our interactions.
Scholarship: We value critical thinking and the generation of ideas through innovation and analysis.
Diversity: We value differences among people and their personal and professional perspectives.
Interprofessional education: We value the combined contributions of our educational community and work to achieve an environment of teamwork and collaboration.
Innovation: We value the development of progressive and efficient mechanisms for learning, teaching, and technological delivery.
GOALS
Goal 1: Recruit and retain diverse, qualified students and prepare them for a career in public health.
Goal 2: Enhance the student educational experience through pedagogy that is best practice in online education.
Goal 3: Sustain qualified faculty and staff committed to lifelong learning.
Goal 4: Create public health opportunities for research and service.
Goal 5: Prepare graduates that have confidence in their knowledge of, and the ability to apply public health competencies attained through the MPH curriculum.
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