Advancing Tulane
Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
When you chart any adverse health outcome on a map of the United States whether it be life expectancy, chronic diseases or infectious diseases, the American South emerges as a region of serious concern. Public health in our region and across the globe is constantly evolving, and so is the mission of the Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine. Recent philanthropic support has highlighted the critical work we are doing, but there is still much more to accomplish. To meet the public health challenges of today and tomorrow, we continue to rely on the support of our dedicated Tulane community.
Fundraising Priorities
Your gift to the Annual Fund helps deliver immediate, meaningful impact by supporting hands-on research, expanding career opportunities and ensuring our students have the experiences they need to succeed and become the public health leaders of the future.
Your gift to the graduate scholarship fund expands access to graduate education, strengthens representation within the profession of public health, and helps talented students to pursue a Tulane graduate education and launch their careers without the burden of financial barriers.
Your gift may be directed to any of Dean Thomas LaVeist's eight strategic initiatives, including the Gulf South Health Policy Institute, Cancer Prevention and Control, Climate and Health, the Health Equity Institute, Maternal and Child Health, Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and the Public Health Workforce Initiative.
Strategic Initiatives
Join us to drive the future of public health forward
Dr. Thomas LaVeist, dean of the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, has identified eight key strategic growth areas. These areas reflect both our long-standing expertise and the emerging demands of the public health field.
Support the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Today
Across the American South and around the world, communities continue to face complex public health challenges. Through groundbreaking research, innovative education and meaningful community partnerships, the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is helping improve health outcomes and create lasting change.
Philanthropic support fuels this work, providing resources for research, scholarships, faculty excellence and strategic initiatives that address today's most pressing public health issues.
The Impact of Giving
Diboll Foundation gift funds Presidential Chair at Tulane’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
Tulane University has received a major gift from the Collins C. Diboll Foundation to help ensure the continued leadership of the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in preventing disease and other worldwide health threats.
Contact the WSPH Team
The Public Health Advancement Team supports philanthropic priorities across the Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, including annual giving, leadership support, endowments and strategic initiatives that advance Tulane's mission. For more information, contact Shawna Foose, Senior Director of Development, at 504-333-9171.
"As we elevate the health of our community, as we find solutions to problems that had seemed intractable, we create a blueprint for public health that will improve countless lives."
