Keep Moving Public Health Forward
We Can't Afford to Go Back
The field of public health is navigating unprecedented times. Invest in the Rollins School of Public Health to help us meet the moment and keep moving public health forward.
The health of our children, our parents, our friends, and neighbors is protected because of public health actions. That’s what we are seeing every day at the community level in Atlanta, across the state, and at the national level.
M. Daniele Fallin, PhD, James W. Curran Dean of Public Health
What If We Stop Moving Public Health Forward?
Estimated annual number of hospitalizations per year from measles in the U.S. before a vaccine became available in 1963.
Estimated number of additional deaths from tuberculosis since the discontinuation of USAID funding on Jan. 24, 2025.
The number of infants who died before their first birthday in 1987, prior to the implementation of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)—about double what it is today. PRAMS was halted earlier this year.
Center to Advance Reproductive Justice and Behavioral Health Among Black, Pregnant, and Postpartum Women and Birthing People
"We have been suffering from a maternal mortality epidemic for many, many years now. If you look at all high-income countries, you will see that the rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. Dwarfs that what we see in all other countries. Within this, Black women are experiencing the highest rates of maternal death." - Hannah L.F. Cooper, ScD, the Rollins Chair in Substance Use Disorders Research at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health
Public Health Response Services More Important Than Ever
As the U.S. and the world face infectious disease threats, chronic disease burdens, and growing health misinformation, we need public health expertise now more than ever.
Our Research Impact
Tackling Chronic Disease
Rollins researchers are dedicated to promoting human health and making people’s lives better as they work on pressing public health concerns affecting people in the United States and around the world.
The Burden of Brunswick
Haunted by decades of industrial pollution, a coastal community in Georgia has partnered with Rollins researchers in hopes of shedding light on the toxic substances hidden in their midst.
Improving Our Environment
Rollins researchers use exposure science to learn how our environments influence our health — and why the effects can vary so widely among different people and places
In the Media
Support Public Health’s Future
Rollins students, faculty, and alumni stand at the forefront of today's greatest health challenges, from cancer to gun violence and substance use to health care inequity. Your support means a healthier future for all. Let's keep moving public health forward.