in Public Health. In 1971, Brown founded the Department of Community Health as a constituent department of the university's Alpert Medical School. The Program in Public Health was relocated from Brown's main campus on College Hill to a downtown location at 121 South Main Street in 2006. Further programs were developed over the subsequent decades, culminating with the establishment of the School of Public Health in February 2013. The school was awarded CEPH accreditation in 2016.
In 2017, the school established a center for the study of mindfulness. The center draws on experts in the fields of psychiatry, the social sciences, and epidemiology to examine the effects of contemplative practices such as mindful meditation. The Mindfulness Center also offers evidence-based mindfulness training.
=== Expansion and COVID-19 initiatives ===
In 2021, Brown acquired the adjacent property to accommodate future growth of the school. The same year, the school saw a 116% increase in applications for its Master's in Public …
