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Randy Wykoff and Family on the Pigeon
River in the Great Smoky Mountains of East
Tennessee (Gregory Wykoff, College of Public
Health student, spends his summers as a
professional rafting guide)
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It is my pleasure to welcome you to
the College of Public Health at East Tennessee State
University—the only CEPH-accredited College in
Tennessee and the only one in central Appalachia.
The IOM has defined public health as
“what we as a society do collectively to assure
the conditions for people to be healthy.” We are
very proud of our efforts to achieve those goals,
especially for people living in rural and impoverished
regions of the world.
We recognize three aspects of our
College that make us unique:
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The Range of Educational Opportunities
The College offers degree programs at the
undergraduate,
masters,
and
doctoral
level,
undergraduate
and graduate certificates,
joint
degree opportunities and
on-line
programs focused especially for working
professionals.
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A strong focus on applied community-based public
health
Starting with an undergraduate major in Health
Education in 1933, and hosting the Nation’s
oldest EHAC- accredited Environmental Health
program, the College has a long history of
addressing the health challenges of people living
in rural areas, especially those in central
Appalachia.
We value having the community as an active
partner in our educational programs and believe in
the importance of experiential learning on the part
of our students.
A
recent article by our faculty lays out some of
the details of our approach.
My personal views on public health in general,
and global health, in particular, from a talk that
I gave in 2006 can be seen if you click on the link
below, or paste this link into your web
browser:
mms://etsumedia2.etsu.edu/greatest
challenge in global health
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“ World-class Education in a World Class
Environment”
The size of our program facilitates a high level
of student- faculty interaction and enhances
hands-on involvement with community service and
research projects. 86% of our funded research
projects involve students. Over half of our
research projects are multidisciplinary.
You will find our costs among the most
competitive in the country. With opportunities for
Graduate Assistant funding, out-of-state
scholarships, special rates for on-line students,
and stipends for working professionals, we are
committed to providing a world-class product at an
affordable price.
Education, however, is only a part of a
student’s life. The environment and the
culture are also important. Located in the
beautiful lake and mountain region of northeast
Tennessee, the ETSU community offers great hiking,
camping, and other outdoor sports, as well as a
remarkably active and
diverse
arts and music community, proving that
excellent academics can go hand-in-hand with an
outstanding quality of life.
There has never been a more important time to
address the public health challenges of the region, the
nation, or the world. I applaud you for your commitment
to improving the health and the lives of other people,
and wish you the very best for the future.
If you have any questions, please give us a call,
or, better yet, pay us a visit.
Best wishes,
Randy Wykoff, MD, MPH &TM
Dean, College of Public Health
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