Department of Community Health and Department of Epidemiology - School of Medicine Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City

2023-06-18 22:20:23

The Department of Community Health is a department established early in the Public Health field since the School of Medicine Vietnam National University HCMC’s foundation. Its missions are training and research to meet the ultimate goals of public health, which are preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health.

The Department of Community Health is primarily responsible for designing, and coordinating public health courses, such as Health Organization and Management, Health Education, Nutrition & Food Safety and Community Practice, etc.; and provides such courses for undergraduate and postgraduate medical science students. Besides, the department, with collaborations with other departments and organisations, conducts and participates in numerous public health research projects.  As current direction, the Department of Community Health is expected to be an important part of the Faculty of Public Health, which is planned to be established in the future.

The Department of Epidemiology is a department established early in the Public Health field since the School of Medicine, Vietnam National University HCMC’s foundation. Its missions are training and research to meet the ultimate goals of public health, which are preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health.
The Department of Epidemiology is primarily responsible for designing, coordinating public health courses, such as Epidemiology, Research Methods, Demography, Biostatistics, Environmental Health & Occupational Health, etc.; and provides such courses for undergraduate and postgraduate medical science students. Besides, the department, with collaborations with other departments and organizations, conducts and participates in numerous public health research projects.  As current direction, the Department of Epidemiology is expected to be an important part of the Faculty of Public Health, which is planned to be established in the future.