Public Health is deal with the science and art of preventing diseases and promoting health through the combined efforts of the government and the society. Key areas of public health include policy and management, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, epidemiology, Biostatistics and health education.
Depending on the school, public health may be four or five years.
Job opportunities in Public Health
- Health educator
- Community health worker – serves as a liaison between healthcare providers and the local population.
- Program coordinator: assists with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs (immunization, vaccination, etc. )
- Research assistant – Support epidemiologists and other public health researchers with data collection and analysis.
- Health promotion specialist
- Environmental health specialist
- Health services administrator
- Public health inspector
- Epidemiologist
- Biostatistician
- Health policy analyst
- Global health specialist
- Lecturer/Professor of public health
- Chief medical/health officer
- Public health researcher
- Health services manager
