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About Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Nutrition and Public Health Sciences provides students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to understand the many factors that influence health and to improve well-being in individuals, communities, and populations. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

NPHS improves health through impactful discovery and research, unparalleled student education and training, and trusted partnerships. We generate and apply evidence, from bench to community, to develop solutions that strengthen well-being and advance the health of our Tennessee communities and beyond.\u202f <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Values<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Advancing\u202fhealth and well-being through nutrition and public health workforce development,\u202fscholarship,\u202fand service\u202fin Tennessee\u202fand beyond.\u202f  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Directory<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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See a full list of our faculty and staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the Directory<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public Health Affiliations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Academic Health Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knox County Health Department<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Tennessee Medical Center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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