Mission, Vision, and Core Values
Mission
The mission of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health is to:
- Conduct world class, rigorous research
- Apply knowledge to prevent disease and injury and promote the health of individuals and communities in California, the United States and the world
- Develop diverse leaders for professional and research careers through undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs
- Enhance the knowledge and skills of the public health workforce through continuing education and technical assistance
We are distinguished by:
- Our interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and teaching, which draws on the rich intellectual resources of the University of California, Berkeley, considered by many to be the world’s leading public university
- Our rigorous, leading-edge research on the causes and consequences of public health problems and on the effectiveness of policies and specific interventions
- Our emphasis on public health practice
- Our location in an area of great diversity including, but not limited to, substantial subpopulations of Asian Americans, Latin Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, multi-ethnic/multi-racial people, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered people, which provides important opportunities and challenges for educational programs and research activities
- Our location near strong, community-oriented public health departments and community-based agencies and some of the world’s great universities, medical schools, innovative bio-medical and bio-technology firms, and renowned health care systems.
- Our commitment to improvement of essential public health services and to actions that provide solutions to the health challenges of the 21st century and beyond
- Our emphasis on diversity, human rights, and social justice in our research, teaching and service activities
- Our concern for those who suffer disproportionately from illness and injury
- Our lifespan approach to optimization of health at every stage of life
- Our broad-based ecological perspective emphasizing the interaction of biological, behavioral, and environmental determinants of human health
Building on a campus tradition of pre-eminent interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary scholarship, education and public engagement that challenges conventional thinking, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health develops diverse leaders equipped to help solve the health challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
- Excellence. We strive to excel and grow as we work together to support the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health’s diverse responsibilities for teaching, research, and service.
- Integrity. We believe professional excellence requires personal and organizational integrity and a collective commitment to ethical behavior.
- Respect. Our relationships are based on mutual respect and personal trustworthiness and are strengthened by open communication.
- Teamwork. We value teamwork and collaboration, which contribute to our efforts to achieve personal and shared goals.
- Diversity. We dedicate ourselves to promoting and respecting the diversity among us.
- Environmental Awareness: We are committed to providing leadership as responsible stewards of the physical environment to promote environmental awareness, global thinking, and local action in all that we do.
