Until 2012, it was the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER).

Now, the School of Public Health on IU's Bloomington campus enrolls 2,790 undergraduate and graduate students, offers 34 different degrees, and has five academic departments.

[2] The school earned accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health in 2015.

[3] It has the oldest Master of Public Health program, established in 1969, in the state of Indiana.

Dr. Whitten was appointed a tenured professor in the School of Public Health-Bloomington.