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We\u2019re part of making USC &#8211; and our communities &#8211; a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD <\/br>Department Chair <\/br>Distinguished Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/ricky-bluthenthal\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;view&#x20;profile\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    view profile\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2023\/12\/51698741541_cc80fff06c_k-768x768.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2023\/12\/51698741541_cc80fff06c_k-1280x1280.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2023\/12\/51698741541_cc80fff06c_k-768x768.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Join a new generation of trailblazers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Learn real-world skills and make connections needed to stand out and improve population and public health. The Department offers undergraduate, master\u2019s, doctoral and post-doctoral education and training programs that nurture students to become innovators and leaders &#8211; in their communities and around the world. Employers tell us that the practical skills our graduates possess make them some of the most prepared job candidates they encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/prospective-students\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Explore&#x20;our&#x20;education&#x20;programs\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Explore our education programs\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/51698617121_4ab407488b_k-768x768.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/51698617121_4ab407488b_k-1280x1280.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/51698617121_4ab407488b_k-768x768.webp 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"students study together\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--statistics \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--statistics\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          By the Numbers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"stats-container\">\n                          <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>5<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Divisions<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>#1<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Funding from the National Institutes of Health<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"stat\">\n                                    <h3>12<\/h3>\n                \n                                    <span><p>Degree Programs<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Our Values and Culture\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We aim to improve population and public health locally and globally through the pursuit of high-impact, transdisciplinary research; the translation and communication of knowledge; and the training of outstanding students, professionals and future researchers, educators and leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/\"\n            aria-label=\"Meeting needs specifically\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698644591_0f23a23ff5_k-320x180.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698644591_0f23a23ff5_k-1280x720.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698644591_0f23a23ff5_k-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698644591_0f23a23ff5_k-320x180.webp 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"clinic worker takes a patient's blood pressure\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Precision Public Health<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/\" >\n                    \n                      Meeting needs specifically\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our experts know a one-size-fits-all approach to health simply does not work. Whether via policy, access to care, community programs or other resources, healthy populations can only truly be achieved when all people are having their specific needs met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/research\/\"\n            aria-label=\"Rising to health challenges\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698602731_c55cfdbe87_k-320x180.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698602731_c55cfdbe87_k-1280x720.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698602731_c55cfdbe87_k-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/02\/51698602731_c55cfdbe87_k-320x180.webp 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"college professors talking as they walk down a hallway\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Continuous Improvement and Growth<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/research\/\" >\n                    \n                      Rising to health challenges\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Highly active, the Department is recognized as one of the top research units of its kind in the country. The Department of Population and Public Health Sciences is poised to meet new challenges by growing its faculty, research and education programs in the name of health for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/inclusive-excellence\/\"\n            aria-label=\"Inclusive excellence\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/4-Community-iStock-857146092-1-1-320x180.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/4-Community-iStock-857146092-1-1-1280x720.webp 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/4-Community-iStock-857146092-1-1-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2024\/01\/4-Community-iStock-857146092-1-1-320x180.webp 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"diverse hands in center\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Reflection and Belonging<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/inclusive-excellence\/\" >\n                    \n                      Inclusive excellence\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department is committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive work and learning environment. We actively recruit and retain students, faculty and staff from all backgrounds, ensuring a team that brings varied perspectives and experiences to our field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          125+ Faculty\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our faculty work across a broad research portfolio while fostering partnerships across the University, local and global organizations, and communities for a truly transdisciplinary and collaborative approach. 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In addition to significant work in USC\u2019s surrounding communities in Los Angeles and the United States, the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences conducts research and provides educational opportunities in more than a dozen countries.<\/p>\n<p>The department is ranked #1 nationally in NIH funding in its field according to the 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings, and is part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, which ranks #1 in NIH funding per investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/research\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Explore&#x20;Research\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" 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