persimmonRN

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1. What got you your public health job?

   persimmonRN replied to verdeacres's topic in Public/Community

   Atypical work experience from your standard nurse. While I have a strong background in critical care, I also had almost a decade worth of grassroots community work in a volunteer health organization and also work exprience in a partnering community ...

2. Is a Master's in Public Health a good return on investment?

   persimmonRN replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Public/Community

   I third getting a job at a health dept first before pursuing a MPH. Overall, unless you are going into epi or biostats, MPH do NOT typically pay well. To give you an idea, most new grads with a MPH are starting in the low 40K right out of school, I...

3. ? about MPH programs

   persimmonRN posted a topic in Public/Community

   I am an RN, BSN (who also has BS in dietetics previous to my RN) who has successfully transitioned from critical care to community health. I am currently a health educator at a county health department working on a chronic disease prevention grant a...