Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health: Indiana University Indianapolis

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With 10 different degree programs and numerous specialized public health certificates, minors, joint degrees, and dual degrees, the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health excels at preparing you for the many different careers that comprise the exciting and growing field of public health.

Undergraduate Programs

Master's Programs

Doctoral Programs

Alumni and student spotlights

Alumni profiles

Our alumni share the career opportunities they have had since graduating.

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Student spotlights

Our students share their goals and aspirations for a career in public health and health administration.

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By the numbers

38%First-generation students

200+online graduate students

3study abroad programs

FSPH in the News

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Indiana must improve its infant health report card scores

Indiana Capital Chronicle

Every year in Indiana, about six babies die for every 1,000 babies born. But that statistic doesn’t accurately represent the landscape of infant health, writes Jill Inderstrodt.

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IU and Eli Lilly team up to study impact of GLP-1 drugs in workplace

WRTV

The study will look at how GLP-1 medications impact costs like missed work, lost productivity, absenteeism, and disability claims at work.

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What parents should know about changes to childhood vaccine schedules

Mirror Indy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made sweeping changes to the childhood vaccine schedule. Shandy Dearth discusses what this means.

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I chose public health because it perfectly aligned with my passion for improving the health and well-being of entire communities.
Catherine Raciti, BSPH'21

Research

Our researchers are on the forefront of providing the resources to make lasting change in health policy. From providing reports to giving testimony in the General Assembly, our researchers are working each day to improve opportunities for health.

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Heather Taylor providing research testimony on Public Health Day

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey

We are collaborating with the Indiana Department of Health on this year’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey. This involves health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.

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