is the science of protecting and improving the health + safety of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention.
Public Health is an exciting and growing field that lets you make a real impact on the world around you. Public Health saves lives—your life, the lives of your family, friends, pets and the lives of people around the world.
From investigating disease outbreaks to developing lead screening and immunization programs for children and their families, Public Health professionals impact our community everyday in a big way. They work to understand how our social behaviors, habits, and environment affect us, and how we can improve them. Public Health professionals are the architects of a healthier future.
Public Health Careers involve the application of many different types of disciplines:
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biology business computer science dentistry education environmental sciences foreign language law mathematics |
medicine nursing nutrition political science psychology social work sociology veterinary medicine and much more! |
Public Health Career info
- Pathways to Public Health
- “This is Public Health” campaign
- NC Public Health Academy
- NC Public Health Nursing
Public Health Job posting sites
- NC Alliance of Public Health Agencies
- American Public Health Association CareerMart
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
- Public Health Jobs.net
- Public Health Employment Connection
- NC Chapter Society for Public Health Education Job Bank
Financial Assistance/Scholarships / Loan Forgiveness
- Young Epidemiology Scholars Program for high school juniors and seniors
- National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
- National Health Service Corps Federal & State Loan Repayment Programs
- Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (eligible positions are within government, military, public health, public education/early childhood education, public safety and law enforcement, public child care, social work in public child or family service agency, etc.)
- Perkins Loan Forgiveness Programs (Nurses & Social Workers eligible)