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Public Health

DESCRIPTION	Public Health is a multidisciplinary profession that focuses on prevention of disease and promotion of health in populations. The public health disciplines include health policy and management, health services administration, nutrition, biostatistics, epidemiology, oral health, family health, health education and communication, occupational safety and health, environmental health and international and global health. Academy Health: Advancing Research, Policy and Practice Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality American Association of Public Health Dentistry American Health Quality Association American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association (APHA) APHA Annual Meeting, October 25-29, 2008 APHA Internships APHA Public Health News APHA Student Assembly Association of State and Territorial Health Officials Bureau of Health Professions Public Health Information Careers in Public Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Public Health Links Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program Global Health Facts Harvard School of Public Health Recruitment Calendar Harvard School of Public Health Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences Healthy People 2010 History of Public Health InfoLinks Johns Hopkins Public Health News Center Massachusetts Department of Public Health Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) Internships Medscape Public Health and Prevention News U. of Michigan School of Public Health Health Management and Policy Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) for Undergraduate Students Morehouse College Public Health Sciences Institute Project IMHOTEP Summer Internship Program Morehouse School of Medicine Public Health Summer Fellows Program National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of County and City Health Officials National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) The Nation's Health: Official Newspaper of the APHA Office of Public Health and Science Pfizer Public Health & Policy Group Milestones in Public Health Podcasts Public Health Books Public Health Career FAQ Public Health Career Mart Public Health Careers Public Health FAQ Public Health Image Library (PHIL) Public Health InfoLinks Public Health Institute Society for Public Health Education State Health Department Links State Health Facts Summer Programs Available at Schools of Public Health This Is Public Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Student Opportunities What Is Public Health? World Health Organization (WHO) Yale School of Public Health Campus and Online Information Sessions
DEGREE	MPH (Master's in Public Health), DrPH (Doctorate in Public Health)
PROGRAM LENGTH	Approximately 2 years for master's degree programs.
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS' ORGANIZATION	ASPH (Association of Schools of Public Health) Accredited Schools of Public Health Council of Accredited MPH Programs (CAMP) Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) CEPH Accredited Schools and Graduate Programs of Public Health Master of Public Health (MPH) Programs Public Health Graduate School Programs
APPLICATION SERVICE	SOPHAS (Schools of Public Health Application Service)
ACADEMIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS	School specific and vary with specialty area, e.g., epidemiology requires science background where policy and management requires more background in management.
ADMISSION EXAM	GRE (Graduate Record Exam)
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES & EXPERIENCES	Skills and competencies in the public health disciplines include analytic and assessment, policy development and program planning, communication, cultural competency, basic public health sciences, financial planning and management, leadership and an understanding of systems.
RECOMMENDATION LETTERS	Individual letters of support.