Locally and globally, the need for quality public health professionals has never been
greater. As the only school of public health in South Carolina, the Arnold School
of Public Health is making a vital impact through innovative research, education and
outreach programs.
From our broad range of academic programs to our world-renowned areas of research expertise and far-reaching centers and community programs , the Arnold School of Public Health is preparing future scholars and training the
public health workforce.
Bridging the health care gap
USC features the rural health research and practice from faculty, staff and students across the university, with the Rural and Minority Health Research Center as one of the key leaders for these initiatives.
Jihong Liu wins national award for excellence in mentoring, teaching maternal and child health
The Coalition for Excellence in MCH Epidemiology recognized Jihong Liu with the 2024 National Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring.
I Am Public Health: Gitanjali Lall
A student in the Ph.D. in HPEB program, Gitanjali Lall uses principles of developmental psychology to improve community health and fundamentals of public health intervention research to improve early childhood development.
New grant will help researchers understand ways to reduce e-cigarette and cigarette use among teens
Health promotion, education, and behavior professor Jim Thrasher will investigate how social influences - particularly those through social media - impact teens' decisions to smoke and use e-cigarettes.
New research finds free summer programming reduces BMI gains, promotes health equity among children
A recent study showed that free summer programming successfully reduced children's Body Mass Index (BMI), whereas participants in the control group experienced increases in their BMIs during the summer months.
USC partners with health systems and patients to address chronic illness care across S.C.
Funded by an $11 million grant, USC’s new Center for Clinical and Translational Research allows health science researchers to take a new approach to addressing chronic health conditions and reduce patient hardships across the state.
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Student Spotlight
A student in the Ph.D. in HPEB program, Gitanjali Lall uses principles of developmental
psychology to improve community health and fundamentals of public health intervention
research to improve early childhood development.
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