Office of Sustainability

The field of public health covers a diverse workforce, including policy, health care, clean water, clean air, infectious disease, and the environment. Offered by the College of Veterinary Medicine, the minor is offered to students in all majors and disciplines. The curriculum provides students with a broad understanding of the diversity of the public health field, socio-economic factors that influence access to healthcare, and determinants of disease. Emphases include obesity, diabetes, drug addiction, and infant mortality, which require policies, program funding, and sustained commitment at the local, national, and global levels.

The purpose of TigerCHAT (Community Health Awareness and Training) is to impact child health through a 12-week, school-based health education curriculum focused on nutrition, respiratory health, and mental health. The program serves 3rd to 6th grade students in three rural schools. TigerCHAT produced significant increases in nutritional knowledge and decreases in sedentary time. Enhanced education for rural children strengthens their health and wellbeing, thus empowering them to pursue a better future for themselves and their communities. The program is conducted by researchers and students in the College of Nursing.

Located in Northwest Auburn, the clinic offers health care services for Auburn residents who are uninsured, underinsured, or prefer proximal access to health care. The clinic allows students from diverse health care disciplines to collaborate to provide a broad range of wellness and primary health services. Administered by the Harrison College of Pharmacy, the clinic serves as an education and training center, offering a site for Auburn University students from multiple disciplines to engage with each other and learn how to treat patients from a variety of backgrounds in a real-life setting. Dr. Richard Hansen, Dean of the Harrison College of Pharmacy, says, “This clinic is perfectly aligned with our land grant mission of serving the people of Alabama.”