About Us
The University of Nevada, Reno is a top-tier research university located in the high desert on the picturesque eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada, just 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe and four hours from San Francisco. In fact, visitors to Reno have come to expect the unexpected.
The School of Community Health Sciences (public health) is committed to an ecological approach to health and wellness across the life span and engagement with the community in the tradition of American land grant universities.
The School of Community Health Sciences (public health) offers a Bachelor of Science degree and minor in Community Health Sciences, the Master of Public Health degree specializing in epidemiology or social and behavioral health.
Other degrees are offered in collaboration with other schools, including dual MD/MPH and MSN/MPH programs and a collaborative doctoral degree with UNLV in Environmental and Occupational Health.
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