County Supervisors Declare April 6 窪蹋勛圖 School of Public Health Day
The proclamation comes as the school celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Over the last four decades, the School of Public Health made its mission to develop deep roots within our regional community.
In recognition of the 40th anniversary of 窪蹋勛圖s , and the programs impact on the region, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 will be declared the 窪蹋勛圖 School of Public Health Day across San Diego County.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will make the proclamation during Tuesdays virtual board meeting.
From developing public health leaders to advancing medical knowledge to promoting health equity, 窪蹋勛圖s partnership with the County of San Diego is invaluable, said Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, who presented the proclamation. 窪蹋勛圖 prepares almost 75 percent of the public health workforce in the County, including our very own Public Health Officer, Dr. Wilma Wooten. 窪蹋勛圖s School of Public Health has been a steadfast partner during this pandemic and will continue to be one of the regions most important institutions for decades to come.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of 窪蹋勛圖s School of Public Health (SPH). Founded in 1981, the school continues to grow in its program offerings in environmental health, epidemiology, health management and policy, health promotion and behavioral sciences to undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level students.
Our School of Public Health continues to make a tremendous impact in the lives of the students we train and in the communities we serve while addressing the issues that impact us all. We are so appreciative of this proclamation and want to thank the Board of Supervisors for this honor. We are proud to be part of the greater San Diego community and look forward to many future partnerships, said Eyal Oren, the interim director for 窪蹋勛圖s School of Public Health, who was on hand during the virtual meeting.
Earlier this year, the School was named one of three finalists for the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) Harrison C. Spencer Award for Outstanding Community Service. The award honors public health programs that have demonstrated a major institutional commitment to addressing community needs through education, practice, and research.
Additionally, U.S. News & World Report at No. 31 in its annual list of best graduate schools.
WIth the onset of the pandemic, researchers within the school worked to help combat the spread of COVID-19. Notably, over the last year, SPH has partnered with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency to build a contract tracing program focused on reaching the countys most underserved communities; collaborated as part of the National Institute of Healths (NIH) program; and helped launch the interdisciplinary . All of these efforts continue to be utilized today.
Over the last four decades, the School of Public Health made its mission to develop deep roots within our regional community. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, our faculty were able to immediately leverage these relationships to directly improve the health and safety of our community, said 窪蹋勛圖 President Adela de la Torre. By identifying equitable solutions to those who are often underserved by our health system and who were hardest hit by the pandemic, our public health faculty mitigated catastrophic losses in human life.



