University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions

College of Public Health and Health Professions
Established	1958
Type	Public university
Parent institution	Health Science Center
Academic affiliation	University of Florida
Location	Gainesville, Florida, United States
Dean	Dr. Michael Perri
Alumni	18,700+
Website	www.phhp.ufl.edu

The college is part of the Health Science Center

The College of Public Health and Health Profession is the school of public health and other health professions of the University of Florida. The college was established by the Florida Board of Regents in 1958 as a separate school within the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center and is a member of the ASPH and CEPH. The college's mission is to "preserve, promote, and improve the health and well-being of populations, communities and individuals." The college grants bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

National rankings according to US News (2009 edition)

Department	Ranking
Audiology	6th overall
Clinical Psychology	25th overall
Health Administration	29th overall
Occupational Therapy	15th overall
Physical Therapy	15th overall
Physician Assistant	17th overall
Rehab Counseling	9th overall
Speech Pathology	12th overall
Public Health	29th overall (2011)

Individual departments

There are 10 departments within the college:

• Behavioral Science and Community Health (BSCH)
  • Formerly called the College of Rehabilitation Counseling, this college comprises behavioral science and community health. It has two divisions: Rehabilitation Counseling and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
• Clinical and Health Psychology (CHP)
  • This college comprises clinical psychology and health psychology.
• Communicative Disorders (CD)
  • This college comprises communication disorders.
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics (EBS)
  • This college comprises epidemiology and biostatistics.
• Health Science
  • This college comprises health science.
• Health Services Research, Management and Policy
  • Formerly called the College of Health Services Administration.
• Occupational Therapy
  • This college comprises occupational therapy.
• Physical Therapy
  • This college comprises physical therapy.
• Public Health
  • This college comprises public health.
• Rehabilitation Science
  • This college comprises rehabilitation science.

See also

• University of Florida College of Dentistry
• University of Florida College of Medicine
• University of Florida College of Nursing
• University of Florida College of Pharmacy
• University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine

External links

• Official website