Centers, Institutes and Offices

These centers, institutes and offices at the Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice allow SLU to remain committed to research, community education and training.

Learn more about our research centers:

Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science and Practice

Learn more about our research labs:

The Geospatial Health Research Group Laboratory, housed at the College of Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, sets forth the goals to:

1. Apply geospatial data and technology to public health and medicine research to better understand predictors of health outcomes.
2. Leverage nontraditional data sources to better know how individuals within communities live, work and play.
3. Advocate for the implementation of actionable results informed by community members, data, and research findings.

Learn more about our training centers:

Center for Environmental Education and Training for professionals in the health and safety fields.
Heartland Centers for Public Health and Community Capacity Development works with academic and practice partners locally and nationally to support a systemic approach to workforce development.

Learn more about our practice office:

Office of Public Health Practice

If you are interested in collaborating with us on research, community projects or other initiatives, contact Associate Dean of Research for Public Health Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., M. Ed.

Geospatial Health Data Analytics Core

The Institute of Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) at Washington University School of Medicine supports the SLU-housed Geospatial Health Data Analytic Core. This core provides opportunities including consultation and thought leadership from geospatial health researchers to create actionable results in the communities we serve, help developing and implementing research projects with nontraditional health data sources, and assist in conducting spatial analyses.

SLU’s College for Public Health and Social Justice conducts extensive research related to health, including projects that seek to predict and prevent the spread of infectious diseases through multisystem early-detection efforts. This work has focused on the interaction between mobility and the spread of both COVID-19 and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).