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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 news and stories
The Center for Global Health signed a five‑year collaboration with Botswana’s Mahalapye District Council to expand teaching, research and sustainable community engagement—an impact win that advances CGH’s mission to turn strong research into practice and policy.
Associate Professor Jonathan Garcia was named a Core Ed Champion for his impactful course, H 256: Silence Equals Death — HIV Stigma to Global Social Movement, which uses storytelling and activism to connect personal and global responses to HIV/AIDS.
PhD student Hillary Smith received a Dissertation Completion Award for her research on Chagas disease in Yucatán, Mexico.
Doctoral student Phales Milimo presented her HIV prevention research and moderated a maternal health equity session at the 2025 APHA Annual Meeting.
Maddie Kasimanickam, a public health-global health PhD student, earned two honors at APHA: selection as a 2026 Food & Nutrition Fellow and recognition for a top-scoring research abstract.
Bob '65 and Sara Rothschild have expanded their commitment to global health by funding OSU's Botswana Global Health Initiative, which supports student internships, faculty research, and community partnerships across multiple continents.
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.