Global
The Rollins School of Public Health offers exceptional global opportunities for students through initiatives like the Global Field Experience (GFE) Financial Award. This unique scholarship supports students in gaining hands-on, supervised field training that bridges classroom learning with real-world global health practice. Anchored by the mission of the Hubert Department of Global Health to improve health systems worldwide through research, teaching, and service, Rollins provides an ideal environment for students passionate about applying public health principles in diverse international settings.
Global Field Experience
The Global Field Experience (GFE) Financial Award is a unique scholarship offered by the Rollins School of Public Health. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage students interested in global health to participate in supervised field training which will facilitate the transfer of classroom knowledge into practical experiences.
Our Global Practice Work In Action
Health Wanted: Alcohol
This week on Health Wanted, it’s a not-so-happy hour as we take a big old swig of the truth about the health risks of alcohol.
2025: A Year of Resilience
In 2025, Rollins celebrated 50 years as a program and 35 years as a school by expanding its impact, even in the face of uncertain times.
Study Finds Social Isolation Could Lead to Cognitive Decline
Social isolation and cognitive decline, including the development of Alzheimer’s disease, could be closely intertwined, according to new research from the Rollins School of Public Health and University of St. Andrews.
Health Wanted: CRISPR
This week on Health Wanted: CRISPR was supposed to be the gene-editing tool to end all disease, so where has it gone?
Poll Shows Georgia Parents Still Strongly Support Childhood Vaccines Despite Shifts in Federal Recommendations
A new poll out of the Rollins School of Public Health reveals Georgia parents still support childhood vaccination, including the hepatitis B birth dose. This conflicts with ACIP vaccine recommendations.
Dreamers, Doers, and Disruptors: Olivia Strother
Health policy and management alum Olivia Strother shares her tips for compassionate leadership and work-life balance.
Rollins, WABE Program “Health Wanted” Picked Up by National Distribution Network
Health Wanted, a weekly public health program collaboration between WABE and Rollins School of Public Health, is now available for distribution to public radio stations nationwide through a partnership with Pulitzer Prize-winning public media organization, PRX.
Opioid Monitoring Programs Linked to Increased Pain Reports in Older Adults, Study Finds
A new study shows that state policies requiring clinicians to check prescription drug monitoring databases before prescribing opioid pain relievers may be associated with increased pain among older adults
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