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To update this post, if anyone is interested in UA, the EOH concentration there, and also Tucson, I received some pretty nice info from a former student who graduated recently: "Personally, I enjoyed the program, but with certain professors you definitely have to take some initiative if you want to actually learn anything (there were a few professors for whom the phrase "lesson plan" was completely foreign to them and they would pontificate about whatever was on their mind that day for the whole 3 hour lecture). Coursework is geared a bit more towards the occupational side of EOH, since UofA got a huge industrial hygiene training grant from NIOSH a few years back and they do a lot of mine health and safety work. If you're considering working in the mining industry, it's a great place to be, though the program has had good internship placements across many fields. There was a lot of student unity among the EOH cohorts, because we're a small division, and people get along pretty well. EOH is kind of the red-headed stepchild of UofA's MPH program as a whole, with most programs and general guidance being geared towards the bigger divisions (epidemiology, MCH, and HBHP). Tucson is a good city to live in, and it's pretty affordable; I managed to afford living on my own on a low full-time wage, and my fiance was able to afford a good-sized apartment with a roommate on a phd stipend. Most of the immediate neighborhoods around campus are students, as you might imagine, and there's a lot of housing immediately north (the public health building is on the north-east side of campus). If you don't mind being a bit further out, prices go down. Parking is expensive and at a premium, so look into either being close enough to walk or along one of the major bike routes (Tucson is a pretty bicycle-friendly city). There's a LOT of Chicago and Twin Cities transplants in Tucson, so I'm guessing it's pretty attractive to midwesterners."

Hi, Are there any current or former students that have any insight on the University of Arizona's MPH program and the Environmental and Occupational Health concentration? I am interested in the university, the concentration and the city of Tucson.