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Health Equity Landing Page

We believe access to good health is a fundamental human right

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Through the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, our students and faculty work alongside others to achieve equity for all. Link here

We Empower Future Health Leaders

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Academic Growth

Cultivating the next generation of health care leaders and public health leaders

The Parkinson School prepares students to thrive in today’s fast-paced, complex health care ecosystem. We prioritize collaborative, interdisciplinary learning, and systems thinking to transform health in all of its dimensions.

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Community Partnerships

Partners with a shared purpose

Through varied community partnerships, the Parkinson School broadens its work to improve health outcomes and champion health equity. For both Parkinson students and faculty as well as our partners, these relationships are transformative, not transactional.

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Experiential Learning

Learning by doing

Experiential Learning is central to curriculum at the Parkinson School, a vital ingredient to how our students gain confidence and develop the requisite knowledge and skills to serve others.

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We Address Health Disparities and Inequities

95%

Are published authors

90%

Are involved in community-based research

73%

Are studying at least one social determinant of health

* Faculty of Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health

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Parkinson excels at not only providing you with the education necessary to improve health issues but also offers numerous opportunities to apply that education in practice. Zachary Wilder, Master of Public Health ’24

We Create Better Health Outcomes For All

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* Faculty of Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health