Public Health

Careers in public health involve protecting and improving the health of communities by promoting healthy lifestyles, assessing the causes and method of transmission of diseases, conducting research and educating the public about disease prevention. Career opportunities can be found in biostatistics, epidemiology, health education, environmental health, international health, nutrition, public health practice and research. Most public health careers require a master’s degree. Dual degree programs with medicine,
law, social work, public policy and other disciplines are available. More information is available online at
www.whatispublichealth.org.

Epidemiologist
Health Educator
Public Health Environmentalist