Delta Omega

Delta Omega was founded in 1924 by two graduate students at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. The founders were Edgar Erskine Hume and Claude W. Mitchell. As of 2025, there are more than 20,000 members from over 130 chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Beirut, and Taiwan. The society's mission is to promote excellence in contributing to the field of public health and advancing the health of people in every aspect. == Symbols ==

Delta Omega's emblem is a circular gold key with the Greek letters '''''' engraved vertically. Its colors are black and gold. Its stole is peach, with a black binding and lettering. == Membership ==

Delta Omega has regular and honorary members. Each chapter must be associated with a Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)- accredited school and is limited to inducting no more than 20% of the graduating student body and ten percent of undergraduates. GPA requirements are up to each chapter; historically, each inductee has been in the top 25% of their class for academic performance. Public health faculty and alumni may also be inducted, but no more than 3% of faculty may be inducted from one program. == Activities ==

Delta Omega hosts a national student poster competition, honoring exceptional student research, and a national curriculum award, to honor innovative public health curricula. Each year the selected poster presenters are allowed to present their award-winning research at the Delta Omega/American Public Health Association (meeting. It also hosts a monthly professional webinar series to provide professional development for its members. The society identifies and reprints classic works in public health; it also shared these works on its website. == Governance ==

Delta Omega is governed by its national officers, who are elected by representatives from its active chapters at an annual meeting, including president, immediate-past president, two to four members-at-large, and a president-elect who serves as treasurer and executive secretary. Delta Omega's national headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia. == Chapters ==

Delta Omega has chartered more than 130 chapters, most of which remain active. == Notable members ==