Improving Human Health Outcomes: From Cell to Society
Lehigh’s College of Health is a leader in improving human health outcomes through interdisciplinary studies and research in population and community health and health innovation and technology. Our students take compassion beyond the classroom and into communities.
The college is pioneering population health as a convergence science, pushing the field forward with the intentional integration of substantive, methodological and technical expertise.
With a focus on population health, the College of Health will make important contributions to the world of health, play a key role in helping meet the fast-growing employment needs of the health sector and work to improve the lives of millions of people the world over.
College-based and affiliated faculty across 5 colleges
Students who have experiential learning opportunities
Health | Science | Technology building completed
Launch of graduate programs
Faculty research grants
Lehigh alumni network working in healthcare
The College of Health occupies a unique space within the Lehigh University ecosystem, and it enables us to tap into the expertise from faculty in Lehigh’s four existing colleges. Our alumni enter the world prepared to make an impact in the private sector, nonprofit organizations and government institutions.
Our growing roster of distinguished faculty includes many of today’s leading minds in the field of population health and together, they are pushing the college towards key milestones in academics, research, admissions, strategic partnership development and more.
Lehigh is leveraging the strategic partnerships that will enable us to build organizational sustainability and advance the body of research in population health
Our state-of-the-art Health, Science and Technology building is home to a number of cutting edge resources including: the Health Data Warehouse, the Artificial Intelligence and Data Visualization Laboratory, the Community Partnership Engagement Space and more.
In our virtual Colloquium Series, we provide compelling videos that showcase panels and lectures from local, national, and international leaders on our time's most pressing population health challenges. This series is free and open to the public through online registration.
New Fellowship Supports Underrepresented Students in College of Health 4 +1 Program
Gift from Dr. Frank L. Douglas ’66 and Lynnet Douglas supports underrepresented undergraduate students
U.S. COVID Study: Asians, Lower-income Households Reported Less Confidence in Access to Services
A number of Lehigh faculty have joined in publishing a study in Healthcare that provides “nuanced insights into individuals’ access to health services during the pandemic.”
Junk Food Politics in Action
Eduardo J. Gómez, professor in Lehigh’s College of Health, joins NPR's Goats and Soda to talk about his latest book, Junk Food Politics.