Anyone know much about the field of public health?

Question

I'm an undergraduate psych major thinking about getting a masters in public health with a concentration in behavioral sciences but know absolutely no one who is working with such a degree. Can anyone enlighten me?? :)

Answer 1

Public Health is a great field to get into today. Considering how globalized health care is becoming, its going to be really important in the future. I am graduating this may with a degree in Biology and plan to get a masters in Public Health before going to Medical School. I was looking into the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina. People who graduate from this program go on to do all sorts of things. Below are links to websites for the schools of Public Health at UNC and East Carolina University. Both give an idea of what someone with this degree might do.

People often pursue Nursing, Medicine, various PhD programs, Pharmacy, even Law and other non-health fields. You can really do a lot after getting a masters degree in Public Health. As far as employment is concerned, you can work with the state health department, take part in community health planning and disease investigation. You could persue some counseling. You can work with government organizations and NGOs abroad. Look at the second link, it has a list much larger than the few i've mentioned here.

Think about it though, make sure this is something you want to do. You don't want to get into a degree program and realize you don't like it. Still, there are a number of things you can do with a degree like this. If you are planning on working with the state department or any health field that involves people, this would be a great thing to pursue.

Answer 2

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