# Colorado School of Public Health

The Colorado School of Public Health is an accredited, collaborative school of public health representing three Colorado public educational and research institutions: the University of Colorado, Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado. The school is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. The school operates on three university campuses: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado.

## History

The school officially opened on July 1, 2008, following decades of dedicated development. Planning for the school was initiated by a partnership of public health practitioners, academics, and business leaders. The partnership formed an official taskforce in 2002 in order to develop a strategic plan and seek the funding necessary to open a school of public health. The task force was successful and instrumental in the decision to open the school as a collaboration. In August 2007, each university president or chancellor signed a memorandum of agreement to open the school and the founding dean was appointed that December. Within months the school admitted its first class of students, setting the stage for growth future development. Among those developments, the school received full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health October 2010, and was reaccredited in September 2015.
Today the school enrolls nearly 600 students, with over 200 full-time faculty across the three university campuses, and more than 2,600 alumni. Each day the school finds new and innovative ways to expand its work, build partnerships and achieve the goal of a healthier region and world.
In 2018, the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) celebrated its 10th anniversary.

## Deans

* Richard F. Hamman, MD, DrPH (Founding Dean, December 2007 – December 2010)
* Judith Albino, PhD (Interim Dean, January 2011 – May 2012)
* David C. Goff, Jr, MD, PhD (June 2012 – November 2016)
* Elaine Morrato, DrPH, MPH, CPH (Interim Dean, December 2016 - September 2017)
* Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS (October 2017 – August 2023)
* Cathy Bradley, PhD (August 2023 - Present)

## Departments and Programs

The Colorado School of Public Health is home to five academic departments and multiple programs, with 18 concentration areas.

### Biostatistics and Informatics

Chair: Debashis Ghosh, PhD
Programs: Master of Public Health, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

### Community and Behavioral Health

Chair: Jennifer Leiferman, PhD
Programs: Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health

### Environmental and Occupational Health

Chair: Beth Carlton, PhD, MPH
Programs: Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health

### Epidemiology

Chair: Jill Norris, PhD
Programs: Master of Public Health, Master of Science, Doctor of Public Health, and Doctor of Philosophy

### Health Systems, Management and Policy

Chair: Glen Mays, PhD
Programs: Master of Public Health, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy

### Centers

[https://coloradosph.cuanschutz.edu/research-and-practice/centers-programs/globalhealth/home Center for Global Health (WHO)]; Center for Public Health Practice | Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (HRSA); Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health; Latino Research & Policy Center; Center for Health, Work & Environment (NIOSH); Rocky Mountain Prevention & Research Center (CDC); Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence; Center for Innovative Design & Analysis; Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes Center; Injury & Violence Prevention Center