Public health is the backbone of our health care system and plays an essential role in ensuring the health of our community. People often take for granted how public health ensures that the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat are safe. When public health breaks down, it is often our most vulnerable—the elderly, children, immunocompromised, and the poor—that are disproportionately affected. Public health goes beyond the absence of disease by focusing on how factors such as where we live, work, and play are essential to a healthy population.
Your gift can help ensure that health gains in our communities are shared by all. Our top priorities are:
- Endowed professorships that will bring additional research to the department
- Student scholarships that will support undergraduate and graduate students as they complete their studies
- A speaker series to bring world renowned experts and other programming to Mason
“Growing up in Ghana, I witnessed the heartbreaking reality of mothers and newborns who didn’t survive childbirth. Today, as a PhD student at George Mason University’s College of Public Health, I am researching how the quality of postnatal care affects newborn survival in lower- and middle-income countries. My goal is to develop evidence-based interventions that can reduce neonatal mortality and help save the lives of mothers and babies around the world.”
Priscilla Aba Aggrey
Global and Community Health student