University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions

The College of Public Health and Health Profession is the school of public health and other health professions of the University of Florida. The college was established by the Florida Board of Regents in 1958 as a separate school within the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center and is a member of the ASPH and CEPH. The college's mission is to "preserve, promote, and improve the health and well-being of populations, communities and individuals." The college grants bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

College of Public Health
and Health Professions
TypePublic Health and Health Professions College
Established1958
Parent institution
University of Florida
Endowment$1.73 billion (2018)[1]
DeanMichael Perri
Academic staff
157
Students2,505
Location, ,
U.S.
Websitewww.phhp.ufl.edu

Research

For fiscal year 2019, the college received over $36 million in total research grants.[2]

National rankings according to US News (2020 edition)[3]

Department Ranking
Audiology 26th overall
Clinical Psychology 31st overall
Health Care Management 33rd overall
Nursing 35th overall
Occupational Therapy 17th overall
Physical Therapy 10th overall
Physician Assistant 21st overall
Public Health 37th overall
Speech Pathology 28th overall

Individual departments

The college is part of the Health Science Center

There are 10 departments within the college:

  • Behavioral Science and Community Health (BSCH)
    • Formerly called the College of Rehabilitation Counseling, this college comprises behavioral science and community health. It has two divisions: Rehabilitation Counseling and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  • Clinical and Health Psychology (CHP)
  • Communicative Disorders (CD)
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EBS)
  • Health Science
    • This college comprises health science.
  • Health Services Research, Management and Policy
    • Formerly called the College of Health Services Administration.
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation Science

See also

References

  1. As of June 30, 2018. "Annual Performance Report". University of Florida Foundation. 2018. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019.
  2. About PHHP Research figures
  3. 2020 Graduate US News Rankings for the college


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