USU Master of Public Health

MPH students: Gain hands-on experience in community health planning, data analysis, and health equity through this paid, hybrid internship. Visit the link in our bio to learn more!

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The Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health is hosting the webinar "Advancing Public Health: Advocacy and Policy in Challenging Times" on Monday, June 11.

This webinar will discuss the evolving federal landscape and the policy developments shaping the future of academic public health. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of the challenges and opportunities ahead for academic public health and the broader public health ecosystem.

For more information, go to: https://aspph.org/event/public-health-policy-and-advocacy-during-challenging-times/

We had a blast at graduation last month!

Professional photos from the event are now available at https://usu.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000cP3dZWSs0j4/G00004fq04Isn3vQ/Event-AGNR-Grad-26. If you or a loved one graduated, you can find candid shots and their portaits here.

Here's just a few of our wonderful graduates!

Happy Memorial Day! Today we remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country, and we are grateful for the freedoms their sacrifice made possible.

The Veterinary Public Health Institute will host the webinar "Developing the Community One Health Index: An adaptable framework for community-led One Health monitoring, assessment, and learning" on May 26th.

Check out https://tinyurl.com/39dh3fbv for more information or see recordings of past webinars.

The Rural Health Association of Utah recently had a session in their Rural Resource Webinar Series. This session focused on the Utah Department of Health and Human Services' HEAL (Healthy Environment Active Living) team.

The HEAL team discussed the National Diabetes Prevention Program and blood pressure loaner programs available in Utah.

In addition to the HEAL team, a second presenter, Canary Speech, presented about their technology software that can listen to speech markers to identify patterns linked to health. What an interesting presentation!

To watch or listen to the recording, go to https://www.rhau.org/rhau-webinar-series. You can also check out upcoming webinars, with the next scheduled for June 4!

We hope you enjoyed reading about some of our recent graduates.

Feeling inspired? We'd love for you to join the 2027 cohort of MPH students! Go to https://qanr.usu.edu/mph/ to learn more or apply!

To wrap up our graduate highlights, we want to share a highlight on Allison Jones. Allison graduated last month with a Master of Public Health in Nutrition. For her Applied Practice Experience, she developed a cookbook for SNAC, USU’s student food pantry, along with virtual cooking demonstrations to support nutrition education. She especially valued courses taught by Casey Coombs, whose engaging teaching style made online learning enriching and memorable. Allison now plans to work in a role as a dietitian within a diabetes clinic, supporting her community through nutrition education. Great work, Allison!

Catherine May Fish just graduated with a Master of Public Health in Nutrition. For her Applied Practice Experience, she conducted focus groups on nutrition education offered through SNAC (USU’s student food pantry), compiling the data into an impact report and presenting a poster at UAND to inform future programming. Her favorite course was Global Public Health. Catherine now plans to prepare for the RD exam and pursue community nutrition work supporting individuals in substance abuse recovery. Congratulations Catherine!

Kimberlee Creech graduated last month with an MPH in Nutrition. For her Applied Practice Experience, she created a toolkit to train individuals in low-resource settings to assess childhood malnutrition using anthropometric measurements, which was successfully piloted in Uganda last year. She valued her work with USU and the iHelp team during this project and appreciated the doors the program opened toward teaching. Kimberlee has begun working as assistant director of the USU DPD Verification Statement program and just began work as an adjunct lecturer.