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The School of Public Health at Saint Louis University aspires to be a nationally recognized scholarly community that derives strength from its diversity. Guided by the Jesuit mission and our Covenant values and focused on positive change, we endeavor to shape the direction of the health system through educational innovations and scholarship. We seek an interdisciplinary approach to public health issues and integration with our University and external communities. We pursue these ends through:

• Leadership in teaching. . .

for students seeking graduate education in community health, health administration, and health services research, and

for practicing professionals seeking advanced study;

• Leadership in research. . .

in public health and health services, and

in areas of particular relevance to the state of Missouri and the Midwestern United States;

• Leadership in service. . .

to promote the health of communities in the St. Louis metropolitan area and the state of Missouri, and to enhance the public health and health services professions.

In light of our person-centered service mission, we seek to provide for those who constitute the School of Public Health community an environment which cultivates:

• LOVE
  the foundation source of all our lives flowing from God's empowering love for all of us

• RESPONSIBILITY
  a willingness to be accountable for one's actions and fidelity to the obligations which accompany one's accepted roles

• TRUST
  a belief in the integrity of others

• ACCEPTANCE
  a respect for the beliefs of others

• CONCERN
  a sensitivity to the rights of others

• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
  a lifelong commitment to learning and personal growth

• BALANCE
  the fulfillment of one's responsibility in a total life context

• PARTNERSHIP
  a commitment to shared values and purposes with School of Public Health students, faculty, staff, alumni, and preceptors