Examining Communities from Within

Though he didn’t know it at the time, Tim Puetz practiced public health as a U.S. Army officer in Afghanistan, where the military helped build roads between villages to increase security, commerce, and access to health care.

As a student at Rollins, Puetz is learning how to affect change within communities through the Socio-Contextual Determinants of Health certificate program. For the full story, see page 16.

On the Cover Julie Straw 12MPH has sought to reduce health disparities for most of her life. Drawn to Rollins for its commitment to engaging students in the local community and workforce, Straw created a program to train teens as peer health educators, providing important lessons to carry with them through life. See page 6 to learn more about how students like Straw help strengthen the nonprofit sector in Atlanta.

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6 Local Impact

Every day, Rollins students and alumni are building public health capacity throughout the nonprofit sector in Atlanta and across the state.

16 Keeping the Fish in the Fish Bowl Students in the Socio-Contextual Determinants of Health certificate program learn to examine health and community from the inside out.

18 Learning from a Distance

The Career MPH program brings working professionals together via online classroom, marking 15 years of distance learning at Rollins.