The USC Master of Public Health Program recently received full re-accreditation from the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) Board of Councilors.

In June, CEPH, a Washington, D.C.-based agency that accredits schools of public health and graduate public health programs, awarded USC’s program accreditation for seven years—the maximum allowed.

“This endorsement by CEPH is evidence that our program is thriving and meeting the challenges of training a new generation of public health leaders and scholars,” said Thomas W. Valente, director of the Master of Public Health Program. “It shows the staff, students and faculty have done a tremendous job building and maintaining an excellent academic program.”

USC’s two-year program trains about 100 students each year to assess community health needs and to design, implement and evaluate health promotion programs for diverse populations.