It is also the only public health school in the Northwestern United States.

The School is accredited through the Council on Education for Public Health.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, also located in Seattle, partnered with the University of Washington to establish the department.

This program is designed for working professionals that began in 1980 with money from a Bureau of Health Professions Special Project Grant.

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