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The Department of Health Services prepares future health practitioners, managers, and researchers to conduct the unfinished work of improving the well-being of communities in the United States and throughout the world.

We train students for influential jobs in:

  • health system management
  • program design & evaluation
  • health promotion
  • policy analysis
  • public health practice & research

 
 
Alumni Profile
photo: The Best People Are in Public Health: Robert Rolfs

The Best People Are in Public Health: Robert Rolfs

"Data are only useful if they're turned into information for people [to use] to make decisions." That thinking was behind Robert's spearheading the development of Utah's Center for Health Data.

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Summer Institute for Public Health Practice 2009

Registration is open for the 18th-annual Summer Institute for Public Health Practice. Sponsored by the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice at the University of Washington, the Summer Institute offers short courses on current issues in Public Health Practice.

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Student Profile
photo: Jeremy Vargas: MHA Candidate, 2010

Before entering the MHA Program, Jeremy Vargas worked as an executive intern at Sea Mar Community Health Centers. He plans to serve the Latino population when he graduates.

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