• Presentations and Discussions on: Epidemiological principles and basic statistical analysis, Public health surveillance, Field investigations, Surveys and Sampling
• Epidemiological aspects of current major problems in international health
• Computer training in the use of a software program, Epi Info, developed at CDC & WHO for epidemiologists, that combines word processing, data management, analysis and graphics.
• Presentations on the organization and work of the CDC in International Health.

• Epidemiological problems, based on actual field investigations, discussed in small groups
• Presentations by participants of epidemiological data from their own countries

Graduates with a Masters degree, MPH or MSPH, in epidemiology are:

• able to critically evaluate the epidemiologic literature
• are cognizant of disease surveillance methodology and adept at utilizing surveillance to describe disease patterns
• able to formulate a testable hypothesisand
• determine an appropriate study design concerning the etiology and control of health problems
• able to contribute to other aspects of the conduct of epidemiologic studies (e.g. population selection, sampling, design of data collection instruments, analysis of data, interpretation of results and preparation of scientific reports).

Melanie Chastain,
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Tel: +1 (0)404 727 8729
Email: mchasta@sph.emory.edu
Internet: http://www.sph.emory.edu/epi/epidegrees.php

Russian and East European Studies Program
428B Candler Library
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Tel: +1 (0)404 727 6582
Email: rees@icis.emory.edu
Internet: http://www.sph.emory.edu/academic/degrees/dual/rees.htm

The Rollins School of Public Health offers a Master of Public Health degree in conjunction with Peace Corps' Master's International(MI) Program. The MI program is an excellent opportunity for students who plan to earn an MPH degree and are also interested in the adventure and practical experience offered by the more than 7,533 Peace Corps public health assignments in over 71 countries in Africa, Latin America, Central Europe, and Asia.

Peace Corps
VRS/DP/MIP
Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters 1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20526
Tel: +1 (0)202 692 1812
Fax: +1 (0)202 692 1801
Email: mastersinternational@peacecorps.gov or dmcfarl@sph.emory.edu or sshel01@sph.emory.edu
Internet: http://www.sph.emory.edu/ih/masters/index.html

The relationship between human health and the environment is dynamic and rapidly evolving. Some of the most profound changes are occurring in the poorest countries of the world where nearly all of the world's population growth is being observed. Many of the major determinants of health in poor nations, both now and in the future, relate to environmental issues. Increasingly, the field of Environmental Health is international in scope, and the field of International Health is concerned with environmental issues. Recognizing the inherent connection between the fields, the two departments came together in 2001 to create an exciting and unique Masters in Public Health program - Global Environmental Health (GEH).

Graduates of the joint MPH program in Global Environmental Health will be trained in broad contextual issues that frame health problems, and in the technical and policy aspects of the health problems themselves, including:

• Population, demographics, environmental, and health interactions
• Principles of ecology and environmental processes
• Natural resource use and health
• Agricultural, industrial, and economic development
• Globalization and global commerce
• International environmental and health policy issues
• Household and community dynamics and their impact on environmental and human health from a social science, historical, and economic perspectiv
  
  Specific areas of learning incorporated into the GEH Program include:
• Water and sanitation
• Indoor and outdoor air pollution
• Natural and human disasters
• Climate change and biodiversity
• Resource extraction and land use change
• Chemical, pesticide, and waste hazards
• Injury risk
• Occupational Health

Nicaraguan town after hurricane and flooding is an example of vulnerability to natural disasters. (Click here to learn more about Natural Disasters and Public Health)

Email: Rachel Wilson rwilso6@sph.emory.edu , Suzanne Mason smason@sph.emory.edu , Howard Frumkin medhf@sph.emory.edu
Internet: http://www.sph.emory.edu/GLOBAL/

Public Nutrition addresses population-based dietary and nutritional problems by elucidating their extent, determinants, and consequences, and the policies and programs to address them. Nutritional problems exist at national, community, and individual levels and include hunger, childhood malnutrition, famine, suboptimal growth, infection, dietary imbalance or deficiency, and chronic disease.
Public Nutrition requires a global perspective, spanning the concerns of wealthy and poor nations. A solid understanding of the biology of nutrition and the socioeconomic and demographic influences on nutrition in conjunction with the principles of design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions is necessary to transform knowledge into the action of public policy and nutrition programs. Students from developed or developing countries can use these skills to serve government ministries, private voluntary organizations, technical agencies, applied research institutions, and universities.

Email: smason@sph.emory.edu
Internet: http://www.sph.emory.edu/nutrition/