Ronald S. Brookmeyer, PhD, Dean

Fielding School of Public Health
16-035 Center for Health Sciences
310-825-5524
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The UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health is home to one of the brightest and most diverse public health student bodies in the U.S., with over 600 students hailing from 25 countries. The Fielding School of Public Health has five academic departments—Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Health Policy and Management—and offers the Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Healthcare Administration, Master of Public Health, and Master of Science degrees. Additionally, concurrent and articulated degree programs and certificates enable students to gain specialized knowledge in areas such as global health, population and reproductive health, environmental health, and health care management and leadership. Students also have access to a wide range of local and global hands-on training opportunities that provide the skills needed to move public health evidence to action. The mission of the Fielding School of Public Health is to enhance the public’s health by training future leaders and health professionals from diverse backgrounds, conducting innovative research, translating research into policy and practice, and serving local communities and those of the nation and the world.

The Fielding School of Public Health is among the top public health schools in the country, and offers superior public health training and real-world experience. School classrooms and laboratories are located in the Center for Health Sciences (CHS) shared with the Geffen School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, and School of Nursing, and just steps away from its science facilities and schools of engineering, law, management, and public affairs.

Los Angeles is a unique setting to address public health challenges confronting the global community. Los Angeles County has the largest population of any county in the U.S., and is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Its nearly 10 million residents represent more than 140 cultures and speak an estimated 224 languages.

Students at the Fielding School of Public Health learn from and collaborate with 200 faculty members who are renowned leaders, experts and innovators in our community and at the state, national, and international level. The faculty not only teach tomorrow’s public health practitioners and educators, but they create new knowledge in the field, contribute their expertise to legislators and public health leaders, prevent disease, and create programs that save millions of lives worldwide.