UC Irvine Wen Public Health

10th Annual Women's Health Summit

Charting the Course of Women’s Health

Women’s health demands immediate action now more than ever. Join us for our 10th annual Women’s Health Summit with keynote speaker: Dr. Amy Towfighi, from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California; panel discussion on the Critical Stages of Women’s Health; and a facilitated lunch discussion on ‘Conversations that Matter.’

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Welcome to Wen Public Health

With a larger and more diverse undergraduate program than almost any other in the country, Wen Public Health is dedicated to the achievement of health equity for all populations through research, practice, and scholarship, to reduce the burden of disease and disability in culturally diverse communities in Southern California and around the world.

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Areas of Learning

Originally a one department program, Wen Public Health now has four departments that have robust research and training initiatives: the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health, Society and Behavior; and Population Health and Disease Prevention. Together, these departments represent the foundations of public health.

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Environmental & Occupational Health
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Population Health & Disease Prevention
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Strength in Numbers

Wen Public Health was the first in the UC-system to offer an undergraduate degree in public health, and we are now two of the most popular majors on the UC Irvine campus. We are helping to answer the call for a demand of skilled public health practitioners in the workforce.

1,600+
Students
These are individuals who will take their Wen Public Health training and improve the health and wellbeing of their home communities.
60+
Full-time Faculty Members
Who are dedicated to training the future public health workforce
56%
First-generation college students
Of our undergraduate student body
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Academic Year in Review ’22-’23:
A Roadmap to Health Equity

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$30 million in research

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$14 million in philanthropy support

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50,000 hours in community engagement

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In the Media

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Live Science, November 20, 2024

How to clean the air in your home

“Air purifiers can remove all the major classes of contaminants from the air, including dust, pollen, spores, volatile organic compounds and micro-organisms like bacteria, viruses, and molds. All of these contaminants can cause allergic symptoms, sickness and irritations.” (Shahir Masri)
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University of California, November 19, 2024

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

“Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the so-called “forever chemicals” that accumulate in our environment and in our bodies, and growing evidence points to their links to cancer. Some firefighter gear contains PFAS, and PFAS can also be present in smoke from burning structures.” (Veronica Vieira)
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Orange County Business Journal, November 17, 2024

OC500 2024: Bernadette Boden-Albala

“his gift is providing significant support for the new school to make sure that it’s able to address the highest priorities in public health as a critically important discipline, including optimizing health and wellbeing for everyone.” (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
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