Choosing a Public Health specialization
As you embark on your public health career journey, one pivotal decision awaits: what specialization? (HINT: It doesn't just have to be just one and it can often change throughout your career!).
From deciphering disease patterns in populations to crafting policies for better healthcare delivery, from empowering communities to prioritize health to ensuring the safety of our environments and workplaces, the opportunities are endless.
Here are just a few of the many specializations you can work in public health:
1. Epidemiology: Unravel patterns, causes, and effects of diseases in populations.
2. Health Policy and Management: Shape policies and programs for better healthcare outcomes.
3. Health Promotion: Empower communities through education and advocacy for healthy lifestyles.
4. Environmental Health: Assess and manage factors impacting public health, from air quality to occupational hazards.
5. Biostatistics: Apply statistical methods to public health research for data-driven insights.
6. Global Health: Address health challenges across borders, from infectious diseases to disparities.
7. Maternal and Child Health: Promote well-being from prenatal care to family support services.
8. Health Equity: Tackle disparities in health outcomes based on social and economic factors.
9. Occupational Health: Protect workers' health by identifying and preventing workplace hazards.
10. Behavioral Health: Address mental health and substance abuse through prevention and intervention.
These specializations represent just a fraction of the diverse and interdisciplinary field of public health, offering opportunities to make a meaningful impact on individual and community health across various sectors and settings. Which stream(s) will you choose to make your mark?
??CANADA??
Applied Public Health Science Specialist?(ON)
Public Health Ontario
$95,734–$134,018 CAD a year
Leader, Virtual Health?(BC)
Provincial Health Services Authority
$88,990 to $127,923 CAD a year
Research Coordinator II (ON)
Women’s College Hospital
$38.11 to $46.85 CAD per hour
Project Manager and Advisor, Health Equity and Primary Care Strategy?(ON)
Sherbourne Health
$85,000 to $95,000 CAD a year
Consultant Early Years - Public Health?(NS)
Nova Scotia Health Authority
??USA??
Public Health Advisor?-?Task Force for Global Health (GA)
Emory University
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Public Health Nurse?II (CA)
County of Santa Cruz
$9,843 - $11,507 USD?per month
Refugee Health Navigator?(MT)
International Rescue Committee
$22.23 to $24.75?USD per hour
Communicable Disease Investigator II or III?(IL)
Will County Health Department
CD Investigator II: Grade 13 Hourly Wages ($26.00 – $38.59 USD per hour)CD Investigator III: Grade 14 Hourly Wages ($28.88-$42.88 USD per hour)
Strategic Public Health Analyst?(OR)
Center for Human Development, Inc.
$26.48 to $34.44?USD per hour
??OTHER REGIONS??
Project Coordinator (London, UK)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
￡38,282 to ￡43,947 per annum, pro rata
Public health Specialist (epidemiology)?(Malabo,?Equatorial Guinea)
World Health Organization
An annual base salary starting at $64,121?USD (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance, as applicable)
Consultant in Health Protection (East Midlands)?(UK)
UK Health Security Agency
￡83,571 - ￡126,281 per year
Mental Health Advisor?(UK)
Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind
￡26,365 to ￡28,988 a year
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