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Brief
History
Public health education and research activities at the American
University of Beirut (AUB) go back more than 100 years, when
community oriented physicians at the AUB School of Medicine
initiated studies of epidemics and community health problems.
A public health center was established in 1927, with a grant
from the Rockefeller Foundation. It served as a community resource
conducting field projects in underserved areas. In 1948, the
Department of Public Health was established within the School
of Medicine. This department offered certificate and non-degree
programs in public health and sanitation; the fact which attracted
students from the whole region.
In 1954, the School of Public Health was founded as the region's
first independent public health faculty. Several departments
were established sequentially. A Bachelor of Science (BS)
in Environmental Health was offered starting in 1961 and the
Master of Public Health (MPH) program was initiated in 1971.
Non-degree and certificate programs were gradually phased out
to be fully discontinued in 1976. The name of the school was
changed to that of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) in 1978
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