Rollins School of Public Health
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The Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) is the public health school of Emory University
. Founded in 1990, RSPH has more than 850 students pursuing master's degrees (MPH
/MSPH) and over 100 students pursuing doctorate degrees (PhD
). The school comprises six departments: Behavioral Sciences/Health Education
(BSHE), Biostatistics
(BIOS), Environmental
and Occupational Health (EH), Epidemiology
(EPI), Global Health
(GH), and Health Policy and Management (HPM).
In addition to pursuing degrees from a single department, students may combine interests and participate in joint programs, both within RSPH and in conjunction with other professional schools at Emory. Unique programs to Rollins are Global Environmental Health, Global Epidemiology, and the joint EH/EPI MSPH program.
Rollins is uniquely situated in the "public health capital of the world," sharing the Clifton Corridor with the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and the American Cancer Society
. In addition to partnerships with the CDC and the American Cancer Society, many faculty and students are involved with other Atlanta-based organizations, such as CARE
and the Carter Center
. A prime example of Rollins role is the Center for Global Safe Water, which seeks "to improve access to safe water and reduce the burden of waterborne disease and death."
One of the founding fathers of RSPH was Dr. David Sencer, M.D. and MPH, Director of the CDC from 1966 to 1977 and New York City Health Commissioner from 1981 to 1985. In 2008 in his honor, the David Sencer Scholarship Fund was established at RSPH.
O. Wayne Rollins was a self-made business entrepreneur and innovator. In 1964 he orchestrated the purchase of Orkin Inc., often recognized as the first leveraged buyout. With his brother, John Rollins
participated in numerous successful business ventures including radio and television stations, pest control, oil field services, truck leasing, boat manufacturing and real estate. Following his death in 1991, his sons, Randall and Gary Rollins, have continued to build the Rollins companies. Several members of the Rollins family have served on the Emory University Board of Trustees.
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
. Founded in 1990, RSPH has more than 850 students pursuing master's degrees (MPH
Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health....
/MSPH) and over 100 students pursuing doctorate degrees (PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
). The school comprises six departments: Behavioral Sciences/Health Education
Health education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health...
(BSHE), Biostatistics
Biostatistics
Biostatistics is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology...
(BIOS), Environmental
Environmental health
Environmental health is the branch of public health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health...
and Occupational Health (EH), Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
(EPI), Global Health
Global health
Global health is the health of populations in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Health problems that transcend national borders or have a global political and economic impact, are often emphasized...
(GH), and Health Policy and Management (HPM).
In addition to pursuing degrees from a single department, students may combine interests and participate in joint programs, both within RSPH and in conjunction with other professional schools at Emory. Unique programs to Rollins are Global Environmental Health, Global Epidemiology, and the joint EH/EPI MSPH program.
Rollins is uniquely situated in the "public health capital of the world," sharing the Clifton Corridor with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
(CDC) and the American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization" dedicated, in their own words, "to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and...
. In addition to partnerships with the CDC and the American Cancer Society, many faculty and students are involved with other Atlanta-based organizations, such as CARE
CARE (relief)
CARE is a broad-spectrum secular relief, humanitarian, and development non-governmental organization fighting global poverty. It is non-political, non-sectarian and operates annually in more than 70 countries across the globe.One of the organization’s primary focuses in its fight to eradicate...
and the Carter Center
Carter Center
The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter. In partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center works to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering...
. A prime example of Rollins role is the Center for Global Safe Water, which seeks "to improve access to safe water and reduce the burden of waterborne disease and death."
One of the founding fathers of RSPH was Dr. David Sencer, M.D. and MPH, Director of the CDC from 1966 to 1977 and New York City Health Commissioner from 1981 to 1985. In 2008 in his honor, the David Sencer Scholarship Fund was established at RSPH.
O. Wayne Rollins was a self-made business entrepreneur and innovator. In 1964 he orchestrated the purchase of Orkin Inc., often recognized as the first leveraged buyout. With his brother, John Rollins
John W. Rollins
John W. Rollins was an American businessman and politician from Greenville in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware....
participated in numerous successful business ventures including radio and television stations, pest control, oil field services, truck leasing, boat manufacturing and real estate. Following his death in 1991, his sons, Randall and Gary Rollins, have continued to build the Rollins companies. Several members of the Rollins family have served on the Emory University Board of Trustees.
Reputation
In the most recent rankings (2011), RSPH was ranked the number 6 school of public health by U.S. News and World Report.Notable Persons
- James Curran, MD – current Dean, original leader of the CDC HIV Taskforce
- Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH – former Director of the National Center for Environmental Health, former EOH department chair
- Sandra Thurman – lecturer in the school, former Clinton "AIDS Czar"
2007 Rollins Gift
On July 9, 2007, the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and Grace Crum Rollins donated $50 million to the Rollins School of Public Health. The donation will double the school's physical structure, adding 160000 square feet (14,864.5 m²). It was one of the largest donations to a public health school in the history of higher education. The expansion was completed in May 2010 and the new building was dedicated on October 6, 2010.See also
- Epi InfoEpi InfoEpi Info is public domain statistical software for epidemiology developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia ....
software program - OpenEpiOpenEpiOpenEpi is a free, web-based, open source, operating system-independent series of programs for use in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, and medicine, providing a number of epidemiologic and statistical tools for summary data. OpenEpi was developed in JavaScript and HTML, and can be run in...
software program - Deep Springs InternationalDeep Springs InternationalDeep Springs International is a US nonprofit corporation, headquartered in Léogâne, Haiti, which supports the establishment and expansion of Gadyen Dlo social enterprises...
, sponsor of the Gadyen Dlo safe water program that was initially a joint program between Missions of Love and Rollins in Jolivert, Haiti. DSI's National Program Officer, Michael Ritter, a MPH graduate of Rollins.