After more than a century as part of the Yale School of Medicine, the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) became its own independent school in 2024. With donor support of faculty positions, financial aid, and programs, the school helps educate and equip the best public health scientists, practitioners, and leaders to develop systems-level solutions for a healthier society. By focusing on how place, space, and climate impact health; reducing harm from intersecting epidemics; reducing cost and barriers to healthcare; and studying the health implications of emerging technology, YSPH aims to help communities everywhere thrive.

During the campaign, the university offered to match up to $50 million in endowed funds; donors were able to surpass that goal, helping the school boost financial aid, research, and accessibility.

“At YSPH, we take pride in convening the best and brightest minds to elevate the most rigorous and forward-thinking teaching, research, practice, and application of public health principles,” said Megan L. Ranney, dean of Yale School of Public Health, C.-E. A. Winslow Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), and professor of emergency medicine. “We invite you to join us in this endeavor, to challenge and create new science, to collaborate and build partnerships, and to positively change the health trajectory of people and places across the globe.”

The school has a long track record of public health achievements, driving innovations like the rapid development of saliva-based COVID-19 testing; ground-breaking research on health equity; and insights about infectious diseases like Ebola, HIV/AIDS, and tick-borne illnesses.

“Our School of Public Health has a long history of innovations and discoveries,” says President Maurie McInnis. “By becoming an independent school, YSPH will build on that history and continue to help save, extend, and improve lives.”