All About Public Health

What is Public Health?

Public health is the necessary field where people work to promote and protect the health of people in their communities.

Different aspects of public health:

• Environmental health

• Community health

• Epidemiology

• Global Health

• Health Policy

• Education

• Health Care

• Social Work

• Biostatistics

As seen above, public health is a broad field that has many different sub-categories necessary for the protection of our communities. With the many different aspects of public health comes many different jobs:

• First responders

• Restaurant inspectors

• Health educators

• Scientists and researchers

• Nutritionists

• Community planners

• Social workers

• Epidemiologists

• Public health physicians

• Public health nurses

• Occupational health and safety professionals

• Public policymakers

• Sanitarians

(source- https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health)

Public Health @ Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech does not have a school of Public Health, so PHSA's goal is to close the gap in public health education and awareness on campus. See the list of public health-related classes and faculty at Georgia Tech below.

No matter your major, there is an aspect of public health that will interest you. PHSA will help connect you with that area of interest through events, service, and education!

Public Health in Atlanta

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