Our Mission

Our mission is to provide leadership within the School of Public Health to advance the health and well-being of families and children regionally and nationally. We do this by educating public health leaders; by creating new knowledge related to current, important maternal and child health problems; and by collaborating with community and government partners to improve health systems, programs, and policies related to families and children.

As members of the University of Washington community, we strive to be experts in our chosen fields, role models for our students, and advocates for children and their families. Implicit in our approach is the recognition that the health of populations is largely related to the health of mothers and children, and that the health of our population is dependent more on the strength of families and communities than on clinical or public health services.