Study: Minority Students Still Underrepresented in Public Health

Despite an upward trend in diversity in the public health educational pipeline, minority students are still underrepresented in the field, a recent study from George Washington University found. “Diversity of the US Public Health Workforce Pipeline (2016-2020): Role of Academic Institutions,” developed by researchers at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) looked at public health student diversity from 2016-2020 using a Diversity Index (DI).

The study showed the presence of systemic barriers to higher education for minority students, such as financial burdens and lack of early exposure to public health sciences. Learn more from Diverse Education here.