The School of Public Health is committed to preparing students to meet the critical need for public health professionals in Nevada, the nation, and the world. Its mission is to improve quality of life and to eliminate health disparities by providing quality education, research, service, and leadership.

As part of the university's comprehensive campaign, the School of Public Health has identified the following key fundraising priorities:

This new state-of-the-art building will have a center core containing classrooms, including a large computer lab;, an advising center;, and student lounges to be shared among the three schools in the Division of Health Sciences: health and human sciences, nursing, and public health.

The institute supports academic and community-based research and rigorous policy analysis to guide the development of enlightened policies and services for Nevada's children.

The center supports research, community outreach, training, and mentoring of students and educational opportunities that address health disparities in Nevada.

The Center for Health Services Research serves as a central point in health services discovery and health policy development in Nevada, allowing UNLV students and faculty to carry out long-term research that addresses health access, quality, delivery, and financing of health care services.

This program provides lead screening and interventions for Nevada children to reduce their exposure to environmental lead and prevent its long-term devastating effects.

The Nevada Laboratory for Health, Injury and Health-Risk Statistics supports development of integrated health, injury, and health risk statistics for Nevada to assist in the formulation of health policy for the prevention and control of disease and injury.

Support for the School of Public Health's advising program provides high-quality academic and personal advising to students as advisors assist students with class scheduling, academic or career goals, and degree information.

The school maintains rich academic resources for faculty and student research. Private support for these educational materials, as well as current technological tools, will help students and faculty in every public health program.

Support for faculty research; teaching; and curriculum, professional, and educational development directly affects the diversity and quality of teaching our students receive, both inside and outside the classroom. This program also provides support to help the division recruit and retain outstanding public health faculty for programs in which few qualified candidates are available nationally.

Private support will fund graduate tuition, research costs, or similar items in graduate programs and are essential to attract health care practitioners back to the classroom for advanced education. These stipends may be combined with graduate assistant positions to enable students to focus on their studies rather than pursue outside employment.

These funds provide support to allow students opportunities to excel academically, including merit-based scholarships, undergraduate assistantships, support for student organizations and events, and international exchange programs.

Major support for the School of Public Health will create endless opportunities for tomorrow's health care professionals. In honor of a significant gift, a donor may name the School of Public Health; or endowed faculty chairs, professorships, or scholarships.

To support the School of Public Health, please contact Shaun Sommerer at (702) 895-5614.