Mission Statement
To build the next generation of public health leaders to advance knowledge and impact practice and policy.
GPHP Value Statement
Our teaching, research, and service are guided by core values. These values derive from our context as a leading graduate program of public health in a middle-income regional setting that has suffered from intermittent political conflict and unrest and from our adherence to basic principles of professional conduct, human rights, and service to underprivileged communities.
- Equality and social justice: We believe in equality among people; our work is oriented to enhance health equity and social justice by focusing on underserved communities.
- Civic responsibility: We believe that each of us has a role to play in advancing knowledge and improving health, and we work to instill a sense of civic responsibility among students and partners organizations with whom we collaborate.
- Integrity and professional ethics: We bring a commitment to integrity and professional ethics in all our efforts.
- Diversity: We believe that diversity in our faculty, students, and in our practice sites enhances our ability to understand the perspectives and the circumstances that influence health.
- Excellence: We are committed to excel in all that we do and believe that our faculty and alumni provide leadership and vision to improve the health of people and communities.
- Peace: We research and mitigate the public health effects of conflicts on population and systems as a contribution to achieving peace and justice.