master's in public health

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Specializes in Tele.

Anyone has done or doing a "master's in public health"??

I see this as the only online master's degree my school offers. I just wanted to know a little more of what people with this type of master's do.

thanks

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Moved thread to the more appropriate post-grad forum, vs. the graduate nurse (GN) forum. Thanks! :)

I'm planning to but I can't offer much to this thread; there are a few threads already if you do a search for MPH.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health.

I have an MPH in Community Health & Prevention. You can get an MPH in a variety of disciplines, including environmental health, epidemiology/biostats, health policy, and community health. Public health professionals are focused on improving population health primarily through disease prevention programs, policymaking, and disease surveillance. You can work in a variety of settings, including health departments, hospitals, universities, research centers, and federal government agencies (HRSA, CDC, NIH). I work on the Chronic Disease Prevention unit at a local health department. I find my job very rewarding, but I'm looking to expand my career in health by going into nursing. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health.

For more info, you can also visit http://www.asph.org

Specializes in Tele.

thanks everyone for your responses.

I want to get a master's degree after I complete this BSN-- and I do not want to do ARNP-- so I am researching other options.

Specializes in Global Health Informatics, MNCH.

I have an MPH. I did a general program for people with previous clinical degrees where you could design your own focus. My focus was on public health informatics and research design. Public health is a really broad field with many distinct sub-specialties. There are an endless amount of career paths you could take with an MPH. I think this website is a good resource: http://www.whatispublichealth.org/

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