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The School of Public Health and Health Systems is training a new generation of leaders, researchers, and change agents, adept at thinking and responding to the complex adaptive systems which affect health and health care.

Together, we are seeking innovative solutions to some of the major health challenges of our time: chronic disease prevention and management; health and aging; health care system integration, management and informatics; food and water safety, security and governance; health inequity–including poverty and Aboriginal health issues; and health and the built environment.

Undergraduate programs:

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours Health Studies (4 years)
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours Health Studies Co-op (5 years)

Graduate programs:

Master of Science (MSc) in Health Studies and Gerontology
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Studies and Gerontology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Aging, Health, and Well-being
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Work and Health

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