UMA Undergraduate Guide 2011-2012 Academic Departments and Programs Public Health Sciences The Field
The Field
Public Health has been defined as what a society does collectively to ensure the conditions for people to be healthy. The Public Health Sciences major prepares students for entry-level positions within the public health field, teaching health in the public school system, or graduate studies. The interdisciplinary curriculum has been designed to be flexible enough to prepare students for the many diverse opportunities present in the health and medical fields, and because of the diversity of these occupational possibilities in public health, the courses taken depend upon the type of career the student desires. Among the public health services performed by public health personnel are: Many positions in the field of public health utilize the skills needed to perform these services. |
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