Public health applies the knowledge of many disciplines (political science, medicine, social work, management, mathematics, nutrition, economics, biology, statistics, anthropology, psychology, communication, computer science, veterinary medicine, education, and numerous other fields). Public health is big-picture, upstream, holistic thinking that can make sense of some of our sprawling, complex problems.

There are many opportunities in public health. In fact, the field expects some shortages of public health professionals in the coming decade.

Public health graduates work in

Departments of Health,

the Centers for Disease Control,

the World Health Organization,

March of Dimes,

Children's Hospitals and Clinics,

medical device manufacturers and

pharmaceutical companies. And they work for

Why study public health? Public health researchers and practitioners transform the world in ways that affect every household, workplace, classroom, and community. News headlines offer compelling reasons to study public health now -- bioterrorism, obesity, West Nile virus, global warming, healthcare costs, and family violence. These challenges would be daunting were it not for a legacy of accomplishments with other complex population health concerns.


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