School of Public Health

The School of Public Health, located on the North Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, was established in 1985 and originated from the Faculty of Hygiene, which was founded in 1976. The School is one of the nation's pre-eminent centers, which is dedicated to protecting and promoting public health and is noted for its excellence in teaching, research and service.

The School consists of 4 faculties, 1 department, 1 institute and a staff of 92 members and 874 students. It has 4 accredited doctoral programs, 8 graduate programs and 3 postdoctoral programs. To keep up with the School's service-oriented philosophy, the faculty combines research and academia with a practicum requirement, which results in the enhancement of a rigorous and well-rounded curriculum. Students at the School receive state-of-the-art training from distinguished experts in the field of public health.

In order to better serve the public and broaden its teaching and research, the School maintains close connections with the local Center of Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Disease Preventive Hospital, as well as the countryside disease-prevention units for field studies and internship training. So far it has established 18 teaching and practice bases in the Pearl River Delta area. This measure will maintain as a priority in the coming years due to its crucial role in strengthening the School's educational capacities and providing health services to the community.

Since the 1980s, the School has made major contributions to defining and addressing public health issues through participation in numerous scientific projects and providing health services to the local and national population. In addition, the School has conducted many research projects and training programs in collaboration with universities in USA, Canada, Finland, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. The School anticipates greater international cooperation on research projects related to public health.
 
Department and Institute
• Department of Health Administration
• Institute of Preventive Medicine

Laboratories

The central laboratory, consisting of 3 small laboratories: the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, the Laboratory of Chemistry Analysis and the Laboratory of Teaching, covers a total area of 1,175㎡. The Laboratory was authorized by the National Institute of Metrology of China as one of the national centers for toxicological assessment and functional tests. In 2001, it was approved by the National Quality and Technical Supervision Organization to perform the tests on new products of food supplements. Now the Laboratory plays an important role in supporting and facilitating the works of teaching and research.

Each laboratory is now equipped with various instruments to fulfill the teaching tasks and to conduct research projects. Moreover, an SFP-grade animal facility with an area of 280㎡ is under reconstruction and will be put into service in 2007, which will greatly improve the experimental environment.