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How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Build confidence and establish trust

Announcing the 2021 SCEHSC Pilot Projects Program: Call for environmental health research proposals

Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s what we’re learning from brain scans

Largest, most diverse prostate cancer study shows genetic role in health disparities

Ranked #2 in research funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health

— Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research

Leading Research in the Public Health Sciences

Researchers in the Department of Preventive Medicine work locally and globally, investigating addiction, cancer, diabetes, environmental health, health policy, community health and more.

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Improving population and public health - locally and globally

through high-impact, inter-disciplinary research and training future leaders

A Legacy of Academic Excellence

Through degree offerings at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels – as well as post-doctoral opportunities – the department nurtures students to become public health leaders in the population and public health sciences.

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