Public Health (Taught)

The School of Public Health and Social Policy is designed to encompass interdisciplinary and inter-professional fields of study. Within this context, health is understood as a resource for everyday living emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capacities. The School of Public Health and Social Policy at the University of Victoria recognizes and values: collaborative action across all sectors (government organizations, non-government organizations, non-profit organizations, community coalitions, and interest groups), inter-professional and multi-disciplinary approaches to practice and research, critical analysis drawing on principles of social justice and equity, political awareness and political engagement as a basis for social change, community-based approaches to research and knowledge development, partnerships with people and populations served, diversity and cultural safety, and Indigenous knowledge and the right to self-determination.