Community, connection at the center of National Public Health Week 2026
Observed each April, National Public Health Week recognizes the field’s role in improving health, preventing disease, and strengthening communities. At VCU, the PHSA organized daily events to highlight the various specialties and impact of public health and our community.
Public health students team up with VPHA for Legislative Advocacy Day
Health Policy students in the VCU Public Health Student Association partnered with Virginia Public Health Association to support public health legislation.
M.P.H. student’s hands-on experience unleashes public health potential
With an undergraduate degree in health, physical education and exercise science, Jocelyn Espinoza planned to continue her health science education, but wasn't sure where. As a certified nursing assistant she gained first-hand experience of the barriers that prevented folks from accessing health care and living healthier lives and pivoted to public health.
Unafraid: Secrets to succeeding at the VCU School of Public Health
To help our new (and returning) students feel more at ease and make the most of the year ahead, we asked students and SOPH community members to share their best advice. A strong theme emerged: be unafraid.
