Office of Public Health Practice

The Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP) administers several programs and activities:

Through OPHP, the Arnold School of Public Health offers students practice-based opportunities as part of the core curriculum and provides non-degree students and professionals in public health settings continuing education in the field of public health. With funding from The Duke Endowment, we created online continuing education coursework. We continue to offer these classes through the SC Public Health Training Center, which is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

OPHP has also developed MySPH (My Source for Public Health), a web portal designed to enhance collaboration among public health students, scholars, and practitioners. MySPH users use the portal to: engage in professional exchanges and social networking activities; post, search and apply for practice opportunities; share and disseminate data; and access academic, public, and private web-based resources.

The OPHP provides staff and support to the SC Public Health Consortium, a partnership of the Arnold School of Public Health and the SC Department of Environmental Control (DHEC).

News & Events:

SCPHTC 4rd Quarter Newsletter now available online

View the South Carolina Public Health Training Center's newsletter, which highlights the fourth quarter, online.

PHTC program under way

Arnold School students have been selected for a new public health program, thanks to funding from the $3.25 million grant to establish the S.C. Public Health Training Center.

ASPH awarded 5 year, $3.25 million grant to create a Public Health Training Center

The Arnold School of Public Health was awarded a five year, $3.25 million grant for a proposal written by Associate Dean Greg Hand and OPHP Director Lillian Smith. The grant will allow the Arnold School to establish a Public Health Training Center with the goal of providing training to enhance the skills of the public health workforce.