The term "health" usually conjures up images of medical concerns when we think about it, making it hard to pin down the precise meaning of "public health." In addition, public health is not a one-on-one specialty, and individuals who work in it do not participate in medicine as physicians do in clinical settings like clinics and hospitals. Instead, public health is concerned with preventing disease in large populations and promoting existing communities' health. For example, experts in public health ensure that residents of a specific area have access to quality healthcare, safe drinking water, education on how to cope with natural disasters, and more through their work. Environmental health, disease prevention, health informatics, global health, ethics, and behavioral and cultural challenges are topics covered in public health degree programs, whether pursued on a traditional university campus or online. There are several opportunities to use your public health degree, regardless of whether you get a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree. Public health occupations are as varied as the field itself.

• University of Washington-Bothell Campus
• Columbia University in the City of New York
• University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Boston University
• Drexel University
• Emory University
• Harvard University
• Dominican University of California
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

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