The college established four departments: Community and Family Health (chair: Dr. Stanley Graven), Epidemiology and Biostatistics (chair: Dr. Paul Leaverton), Environmental and Occupational Health (chair: Dr. Stuart Brooks) and Health Policy and Management (Chair: Dr. Tom Chirikos).

Six MPH programs were offered initially: Maternal and Child Health, Health Policy and Management, Health Education, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Environmental and Occupational Health