Global Health
Global Health
Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs
Global health program
You yearn for work that makes a difference and believe in the adage if you teach a person to fish, they will be fed for a lifetime.
You don't want to simply provide resources, you want to empower people, because you understand that health sets the foundation for individuals to live their best life possible.
Global public health professionals take on communities' most pressing health challenges. They work with underrepresented populations and strive to alleviate health disparities across the world.
Globally, medically vulnerable people face infectious, tropical, chronic and non-infectious disease, and the health threats don't stop there. Age-related illness, mental health issues and health-related consequences from climate change, violence and war are everyday realities.
"Our mission is without borders, and our program prepares you for your future as soon as you step foot in the classroom."
Professor Chunhuei Chi
Global public health jobs
Graduates from our global health program go on to work in diverse roles, including international program consultants, community program managers, and project officers at international NGOs.
They work in a variety of settings around the world, from local social justice and human rights-based organizations to the United Nations and its affiliated agencies.
Global health program stories
From Iraq to Oregon and beyond
Massarra Eiwaz-Ransom, an applied anthropology and public health alumna, leverages her personal journey as a refugee to enhance the inclusivity of community programming.
Jonathan Garcia on health disparities and LGBTQ+ well-being
College of Health researcher fights for health equity in LGBTQ+ communities
Jackie Leung advocates for improving maternal health equity
College of Health doctoral student is committed improving the health and well-being of Micronesian mothers and families.
Protecting LGBTQ people from the health risks of social isolation
But social isolation is not just a problem for older people. Youth depend on many different support systems – family, schools, clubs, religious organizations – to shape their sense of self-worth, said Jonathan Garcia, an associate professor at Oregon State University.
MPH alum will use his two passions –storytelling and politics –to write his future in government
Nate Capener, MPH ’22, is set to begin a prestigious Presidential Management Fellows Program. Although he’ll be working at the highest levels of government, he says it’s equally important for public health practitioners to work in communities of every size.
Pandemic reaches 'watershed' moment, with end of mask mandate
For some people, the policy change may mean a return to business as usual, while others may want to continue masking up, public health officials said Friday. “There are people who may still need to be protected,” said Chunhuei Chi, professor of the Global Health Program at Oregon State University.
Accreditation
Our BS, MPH and PhD Public Health programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. This distinction ensures your education meets the nationally-agreed-upon standards developed by public health academics and practitioners.