Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice

Saint Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice

Saint Louis University College of Public Health and Social Justice, May 2018
Motto	We are dedicated to helping communities achieve health and wellbeing
Type	Private
Established	2013 (2013)
Parent institution	Saint Louis University
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic - Jesuit
Dean	Thomas Burroughs [1]
Students	1,098 [2]
Location	St. Louis , Missouri , U.S. 38°37′20″N90°14′15″W / 38.62225°N 90.23753°W / 38.62225; -90.23753
Campus	Urban
Website	www.slu.edu/public-health-social-justice

Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice is a private undergraduate and graduate program of the Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in 2013 by the combining the university's School of Social Work, the School of Public Health, and its program in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

History

Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice ^[3] was founded in 2013 ^[4] by the combining of the School of Social Work, founded in 1930, the School of Public Health, established 1991, and the program in Criminology and Criminal Justice. ^[5]

Campus

The College for Public Health and Social Justice is located at the Saint Louis University Medical School, across from the university hospital on South Grand, about a mile south of the main campus in St. Louis, Missouri. It is connected to the university by a shuttle bus. The School of Social Work remains on the university's main campus, on Lindell east of Grand.

Academics

Degrees

St. Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice offers six undergraduate degrees, three accelerated degrees, seven master's degrees, thirteen dual-degree masters, one executive master's degree, two Ph.D. degrees, and three certificates. ^[6] Public health students can also complete first-year and sophomore level coursework at SLU’s campus in Madrid, Spain. ^[7]

There are four departments and one school of social work: ^[8]

• Behavioral Science and Health Education
• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Health Management and Policy
• Social Work

Accreditation

The college is one of 39 schools of public health accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, the field’s highest accreditation. It is the only accredited school of public health in Missouri and the only school of public health at a Jesuit Catholic university in the United States.

Ranking

U.S. News & World Report ranked SLU’s Master of Health Administration among the top graduate programs in the country. ^[9]

Deans of the School

Since the school's founding, its deans have been:

James Kimmey (1991-1993) [10] Richard Kurz (1993-2001) William True, interim (2001-2002) Andrew Balas (2001-2004) Homer Schmitz, interim (2004-2006)

Connie Evashwick (2006-2007) Homer Schmitz, interim (2007-2010) Edwin Trevathan (2010-2015) Collins O. Airhihenbuwa (2016-2017) [11] Thomas Burroughs (July 1, 2017 – present)

References

1. "Saint Louis University 2015 Profile" . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
2. "Saint Louis University 2015 Profile" (PDF). Retrieved 9 March 2015.
3. "SLU College for Public Health and Social Justice". College for Public Health and Social Justice. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
4. "History of the College and its Programs". Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
5. "Degree Programs and Certificates" . Retrieved 27 September 2017.
6. "Academics". College for Public Health and Social Justice. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
7. "SLU in Madrid" . Retrieved 5 March 2015.
8. "Departments of Public Health" . Retrieved 2 August 2017.
9. "Best Grad Schools, Health Care Management". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
10. "SLU's First Endowed Chair in Public Health Honors James Kimmey". slu.edu. Saint Louis University. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
11. "A Message from the Dean". slu.edu. St Louis University. Retrieved 15 February 2016.