What career possibilities are there in public health?
Since public health is a multi-disciplinary field, the range of potential employment settings and job titles varies tremendously. Examples of settings employing public health professionals include: hospital, clinics and other service provision agencies; federal, state and local governmental agencies; insurance companies & managed care organizations; pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, and labs; consulting firms; colleges & universities; consumer advocacy; and relief agencies. Examples of the vast array of public health job titles include: Public Health Laboratory Director, Hospital Administrator, Health Educator, Community/Public Health Nurse, Environmental Health Sanitarian, Health Planner, Epidemiologist, Data Analyst, and Public/Community Health Program Manager.
