MPH - Global Environmental Health

In ODU's Master of Public Health program, you will develop skills in applied public health research, data management, community health improvement, and environmental interventions.

Our MPH concentration in Global Environmental Health focuses on health challenges in the U.S. and worldwide. You will study a broad range of 21st century public health issues such as:

• food safety and foodborne illnesses
• air and water quality
• hazardous materials
• disaster preparedness
• risk assessment
• sea level rise
• climate change
• environmental health policy

Accreditation Information

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited the Old Dominion University MPH Program. The program was initially accredited on June 6, 2000, and its most recent accreditation term concluded on December 31, 2025. The MPH Program holds continuing accreditation and is not under probation. If an accredited school or program complies with all procedural requirements and hosts a site visit before the end of the accreditation term, the accreditation term automatically continues until the Council meets to consider reaccreditation. The program has complied with all procedural requirements and hosted a site visit on November 10-12, 2025, as part of the Old Dominion University & Norfolk State University Joint School of Public Health, an applicant for initial accreditation. The Council will review the school and all of its programs for accreditation during the spring meeting on June 11-12, 2026.

The Old Dominion University & Norfolk State University Joint School of Public Health is listed as an applicant for accreditation on the CEPH webpage: https://ceph.org/about/org-info/who-we-accredit/applicants/

For more information about CEPH, please visit www.ceph.org. For questions about CEPH accreditation please contact Dr. Ewers, Director of Accreditation at sewers@odu.edu.

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