Established as an independent academic unit on July 1, 2009, the University of Memphis School of Public Health seeks to prepare our future public health workforce, address public health concerns through rigorous research and a focus on translation of research to practice, and provide information and outreach to our community and the region.  The U of M School of Public Health aspires to become one of the nation's premier centers for health disparities research, with particular emphases on urban health equity, health systems policy, and social and behavioral interventions to address environmental issues and chronic diseases among vulnerable populations.