Public Health (M.P.H., Dr.PH., PhD)
Public Health is a diverse and dynamic field that focuses on the health and well being of populations. While medicine is concerned with individuals as patients, public health views the community as its patient. Public Health functions to prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, protect against environmental hazards, prevent injuries, promote and encourage health behaviors, respond to disasters and assist communities to recover, and assure the quality and accessibility of health services. There is a wide range of specialties in Public Health, including
Health services administration
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Health education/Behavioral science
Environmental health
Nutrition
Public health practice/Program management
Biomedical laboratory
Global/International Health
Maternal and child health
Public health professionals work in both public and private sectors in such diverse positions as community health educators, researchers, and policy analysts.
For more information, see:
Association of Schools of Public Health
What is Public Health?
American Public Health Association
Public Health Works!
Public Health Jobs
American Public Health Association - Student Assembly