UGA Public Health College Certified

The University of Georgia's four-year-old College of Public Health has gained full accreditation. It now gives UGA one of the 41 colleges of public health nationwide approved by the Council on Education for Public Health. It’s also the only accredited public health college in the University System of Georgia, and only the second in the state, along with Emory University.

The nod from the council means the 600-student program at UGA meets the highest standards of quality for training professionals to work in public health fields.

The UGA Public Health Dean says the program will help train workers to replace an expected surge in the number of people retiring from the field. He says the average age of a public health worker in Georgia is 50.

(Associated Press)