At the School of Public Health, we are tackling the world’s most critical public health problems.
Our innovative research advances health for all communities as we uncover the root causes of health inequities and develop solutions to advance health for all populations.
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We work across disciplines and with governmental partners, communities, and peer institutions to make real and lasting change — from coordinating testing and new treatments for infectious diseases across the world, identifying hazardous environmental pollutants, to combatting the damaging effects of structural racism across areas of public health research, we are a force for positive change for all communities and are shaping how public health research is practiced and implemented.
Our SPH researchers receive more NIH funding than any other school of public health at a public university and SPH has the highest research funding per faculty member at the University of Minnesota.
Research News
Hospital-based Obstetric Care Declining
A new SPH study found that between 2010 and 2022, more than 500 hospitals in the U.S. discontinued obstetric care, with nearly half in rural areas.
$1.1M
Average faculty research award
2nd
highest level of NIH funding at the University of Minnesota
3rd
largest research portfolios at the University of Minnesota
Research News
- Study exposes critical need for more research on health disparities in treatment of chronic conditions
- Social support networks can improve care for Black nursing home residents with dementia
- School of Public Health Alumni named Scientific Director at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
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Compliance and Ethics
We are committed to protecting research participants, upholding ethical standards, and improving our practice at every step of our work.
