The School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research are the oldest and largest centers of health studies in Iran, being the first in the country to train specialists in a wide variety of disciplines since 1966. Since then, the School of Public Health (SPH) and Institute of Public Health Research (IPHR) have been carrying out educational and research programs, with the aim of developing specialized manpower in the field of public health and also eliminating health difficulties, specially the environmental health problems. What follows details research and educational programs, currently offered at all departments of the School of Public Health. We hope to be able to initiate collaboration with the departments and other research and educational centers across the country and the world. We believe that it is through the exchange of ideas and mutual collaboration that the roots of science and engineering are nourished and strengthened, and the welfare of humankind is improved. Consequently, we sincerely wish to emphasize our willingness and readiness to participate in the exchange of scientists and students, as well as in joint and collaborative research programs with other educational and research centers.

The goals of The School of Public Health is to train specialists in postgraduate fields of health sciences, to do field studies on the country’s health problems, to devise necessary executive plans, and to cooperate with national and international organizations. In teaching the specific objectives of this School is for our students to gain an understanding of how health care affects the global economy and government policies; to gain management skills and health economics; to learn about how psychological and sociological issues affect health care research and practices; to gain a broad knowledge of biological and chemical sciences; and to become a critical thinking, broad minded, and ethical individual. The School’s research programs are meant to promote experimental sciences and applied research.