Entity titleSchool of Public Health and Preventive MedicineEntity identifier567Entity typeAgencyDate range2009 - DescriptionThe School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine was established in 2009 in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to cover the Departments of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Health Social Science, the Centre for Obesity Research and Education, and the Monash Institute for Health Services Research.
In 2021 the school became part of the newly established Sub-Faculty of Translational Medicine and Public Health, and the divisions of Acute & Critical Care, Chronic Diseases & Aging, Health Systems, Services & Policy, and Planetary Health were added. In 2022 the Department of General Practice was moved to the School from the School of Primary and Allied Health Care.
Heads of School:
John McNeil (2009-2019)
Sophia Zoungas (2020- )
