Health Services (Public Health Option) AS

Major

Health Services Public Health

Degree

Public Health - Option to Health Services.As

Description

Public Health is a dynamic field that focuses on improving and maintaining health on a population level through disease and injury prevention strategies. Public Health includes a variety of challenging disciplines such as epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, behavioral health, and occupational health. Health risk assessments, health screenings, health promotion programming, and surveillance of disease outbreaks are examples of public health services. Public Health professionals work within a variety of settings including state and local health departments, hospitals, workplace wellness programs, government agencies, educational institutions, research organizations, and international development agencies.