COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY formerly named as the Department of Public Health of the Medical school, Henan University which was established in 1928. After the separation of the Medical school from the Henan University in 1956, the former Medical school became the Henan Medical College, and the Department of Public Health was changed as Division of Public Health, and then the Division was upgraded and renamed as College of Public Health while the Henan Medical College was renamed as the Henan Medical University in 1984. The college now belongs to the new Zhengzhou University by merging of the previous Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou Industrial University, and Henan Medical University in 2000. The College of Public Health is the only academic school for training qualified scientists and professionals in the field of public health and preventive medicine in Henan province.

Currently, there are 9 departments, three divisions, one teaching experimental center, two research institutes and one research center in the college. The college has two Doctoral programs, five Master programs and three key professional fields at provincial level. There are 70 faculty members including 20 professors, 26 associate professors, among which, the numbers of PhD and Master degree holders are 26 and 17 respectively. There are ten faculty members are currently studying for their PhD degree. There are three and two experts at national and provincial levels respectively. There are seven and thirty-seven advisors for PhD and Master students respectively. There are five and six core young teachers at provincial and university levels. There are over 500 pieces of laboratory instruments worth over ten thousand Yuan. The value of fixed assets is over thirty million Yuan. 

Since 2003, the college has received seventeen scientific achievements, rewards and patents, of which, six were at national level. The college has been rewarded as the advanced general Party branch of the university for continuous five years. In 2000, the college received the honor of advanced basic Party organization of universities in Henan province.