To enrich the lives of students and contribute to public health through…

• innovative and contemporary education in the principles and skills of health science;
• contributions to the intellectual foundations of community health;
• leadership in the public health profession, and
• collaborations with community partners.

Using a social ecological framework emphasizing relationships between health, disease, environment, and behavior, the Health Science Department offers knowledge and skills useful throughout life, practical and analytical experiences necessary for professional practice and leadership, and the foundation for a wide variety of careers and contributions to society.

• Health
• Community
• Prevention
• Equity
• Advocacy
• Diversity
• Respect
• Excellence
• Balance

• Professional ethics
• Personal ethics, integrity, and responsibility
• Professional responsibility
• Relevance and participation
• Intergenerational perspectives
• Inclusive and respectful language
• Critical thinking and dissent
• Collaborative achievement
• Civic engagement
• Empowerment
• Appropriate technology
• Global perspectives
• Systems thinking and the ecological approach
• Partnership
• Compassion
• That which is not given away is lost

You can read a description of each of these principles by clicking here.