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Find Your Path in Public Health
Our dedication to student success is one reason we are the largest school of public health in Texas and 5th in the nation. Plus, the student experience and Aggie Network are second to none!
Environmental and Occupational Health trains students to assess how pollutants, chemicals, and physical hazards in the air, water, home, and workplace impact public health and how to reduce those risks to build healthier communities.
Our students graduate with the tools and confidence to turn data into action by applying public health science to solve urgent challenges in communities across Texas and around the world.
Health Policy and Management is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the delivery, quality, and costs of health care for individuals and populations.
Health Behavior seeks to eliminate health disparities and improve quality of life for persons and communities through individual behavior change, environmental interventions and policy changes.
A Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) is a competency-based educational degree focused on the knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant to improving population health.
Developing Innovative Solutions
Public health research has increased life expectancy in the U.S. and around the world through controlling infectious diseases, assuring the safety of the food and water supply, vaccination policy, motor vehicle safety laws, mental health, tobacco control, disaster response, access to healthcare, and so much more.
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Every day our faculty are forging paths to improve the health of populations. From groundbreaking work in our labs, to developing behavioral interventions, we are committed to improving the health of the world in which we live.
When cutlery, insulation, packaging and other items made of polystyrene plastic break down, they can form nanoplastics up to 100 times thinner than the average human hair—small enough to be inhaled into the lungs. For the first time, researchers have begun to understand how these plastics are…
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs; also called Red Flag orders) are civil court orders that temporarily prohibit individuals who pose a danger to themselves or others from buying and owning firearms. They were introduced in Connecticut in 1999 and had been adopted by 21 other states and…
Shawn G. Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH, dean of the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, has been honored with the 2026 Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in the administration category. Presented annually since 1955 by Texas A&M and The Association, this award…
Parents of young children in the United States show mixed views on federal proposals affecting childhood vaccines, according to a recent survey led by a Texas A&M Health researcher. The study found that support for policies connected to the federal Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda varies…
Texas A&M University students Jillian Anderson ‘26 and Claudia Garrett ’25 have been named recipients of the 2025 National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Service Award. The organization recognized Anderson, a student in the School of Public Health, and Garrett, a student in the College of Veterinary…
A new study has found that back-support exoskeletons could help forestry workers reduce back injury risks, but their effectiveness depends on the exoskeleton’s design and the posture required for the task. The study, supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce and published in Applied Ergonomics,…
