Harvard School of Public Health
founded 1913
The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. HSPH began as the Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, founded in 1913 as the first professional training program of public health in America.
The School's objectives are to provide the highest level of education to health scientists, practitioners, and leaders, to foster new discoveries leading to improved health for the people of this country and all nations, and to strengthen health capacities and services for communities.