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Community-based Centers

Office of Public Health PracticeThe Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP) supports the mission of YSPH by fostering sustainable and equitable collaborations between students, faculty and community partners. OPHP serves as the nexus for practice-based learning and public health workforce education at YSPH. We provide opportunities to apply academic training and evidence based practices to real world settings.
Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)CARE promotes the prevention of chronic diseases by focusing on social, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC)The PRC works with community partners to develop and implement community-based approaches to prevent and control chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)CIRA provides HIV-related resources, skills, services, training, and professional networking opportunities to HIV researchers and practitioners who can contribute to advances in HIV prevention and treatment.
CT Emerging Infections Program (EIP)The goals of the program are to assess the public health impact of emerging and re-emerging infections and to evaluate methods for their prevention and control.

Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS)CMIPS develops and disseminates innovative methodologic approaches to address implementation gaps and improve public health worldwide.
Collaborative Center for Statistics in Science (C²S²)C²S² fosters collaborations involving statistical methods and technology in scientific research, for understanding disease etiologies and developing treatment and prevention strategies.
Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analytics (CIDMA)CIDMA aims to optimize the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vaccination strategies and other health interventions by quantitatively evaluating and informing public health policies.
Public Health Data Science and Data EquityPublic Health Data Science and Data Equity (DSDE) aims to strategically support and elevate data science training, education, research and collaboration efforts at the Yale School of Public Health and promote data equity as a fundamental pillar of health equity.
Public Health Modeling UnitThis renowned program uses mathematical representations of disease spread, healthcare processes, and human behavior to make better public health decisions and predictions.
Yale Center for Analytical Sciences (YCAS)YCAS collaborative team provides expertise in the design, conduct, and analysis of health and health care studies, methodological development, and education and training.

Yale Center on Climate Change and Health (YCCCH)YCCCH makes the most of the university’s multidisciplinary expertise, provides a comprehensive educational program, and catalyzes innovative research, all to address climate change.
Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)CPPEE aims, through epidemiologic studies, to investigate the impact of environmental, genetic, and clinical factors on pregnancy, birth, and childhood.
Yale Superfund Research Center (YSRC)YSRC is a multidisciplinary center that aims to develop advanced research to create impactful solutions to protect public health from emerging contaminants in water.

Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH)YIGH serves as the focal point for research, education, and engagement with global partners to improve the health of individuals and populations worldwide.
Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP)GHJP promotes interdisciplinary, innovative, and effective responses to key problems in health justice.
Global Health Leadership Initiative (GHLI)

Humanities, Arts and Public Health Practice at Yale (HAPPY)HAPPY is an initiative of Yale School of Public Health that seeks to leverage the power of storytelling using the arts and humanities to inspire the public to improve community health.
InnovateHealth Yale (IHY)IHY supports the creation of innovative solutions to challenges in public health and education for underserved communities in the United States and low-resource countries.
Yale LGBTQ Mental Health InitiativeThis initiative provides a home for scholars and scholarship devoted to understanding and improving the mental health of LGBTQ populations in the US and around the world.
Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research (CNE2)CNE2 is comprised of researchers across Yale schools who have common and complementary research and methodological interests in clinical neurological research.