This updated and revised second edition of 101+ Careers in Public Health provides an extensive overview of the numerous and diverse career options available and the many different roads to achieving them. It includes both familiar public health careers and emerging opportunities.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• PART I: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
• 1 What Is Public Health?
• ■ History of Public Health
• ■ The Role of Public Health Today
• 2 Education in Public Health
• ■ Bachelor's Degrees in Public Health
• ■ Master's Degrees in Public Health
• ■ Doctorates in Public Health
• ■ Combined Degree Programs
• ■ Other Master's Degrees
• ■ Engineering Degrees
• ■ Certifications and Other Training
• ■ Finding a School of Public Health
• 3 Finding Jobs in Public Health
• ■ Traditional Pathways
• ■ Getting in the Back Door
• ■ Combining Public Health With Another Career
• ■ Professional Associations
• ■ Federal Government Agencies
• ■ State and Local Agencies
• PART II: PUBLIC HEALTH CAREERS
• 4 Infectious Disease
• About Infectious Disease
• ■ Epidemiologist
• Public Health Profile: Orion McCotter, MPH, Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Epidemiologist, Arizona Department of Health Services, Tucson, AZ
• ■ Medical Officer
• Public Health Profile: George Pourakis, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• ■ Public Health Nurse
• Public Health Profile: Donna Westawski, MSN, Tuberculosis Nurse Consultant, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Wilkes-Barre, PA
• ■ Public Health Veterinarian
• ■ Public Health Advisor
• ■ Vaccine Researcher
• Public Health Profile: Mario Roederer, PhD, Senior Investigator, ImmunoTechnology Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
• ■ Disease Ecologist
• ■ Infection Preventionist
• 5 Chronic Disease and Cancer
• About Chronic Disease and Cancer
• ■ Health Educator
• ■ Health Promotion Program Coordinator
• Public Health Profile: John Wedeles, MPH, Program Coordinator, Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program, New York, NY
• ■ Medical Epidemiologist/Chronic Disease
• Public Health Profile: Sarah Schillie, MD, MPH, MBA, Medical Epidemiologist, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Springfield, IL
• ■ Public Health Dentist
• Public Health Profile: James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH, Professor and Chair of Community Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, OH
• ■ Tobacco Quitline Coach
• Public Health Profile: Shelley Anderson, Counselor, California Smokers’ Helpline, San Diego, CA
• ■ Behavioral Scientist
• ■ Study Coordinator
• 6 Public Safety
• About Public Safety
• ■ Injury Prevention Specialist
• ■ Director of Emergency Medical Services
• Public Health Profile: Virginia Hastings, MHA, Executive Director, Inland Counties EMS Agency, San Bernardino, CA
• ■ Specialist in Poison Information
• Public Health Profile: Jean Lubbert, RN, CSPI, Nebraska Regional Poison Center, Omaha, NE
• ■ Forensic Pathologist
• 7 Maternal and Child Health
• About Maternal and Child Health
• ■ Administrator, Family Health Services
• Public Health Profile: Chris Haag, MPH, Deputy Director, Bureau of Family Health Services, Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, AL
• ■ Home Visit Nurse
• ■ Community Health Worker
• ■ WIC Nutritionist
• Public Health Profile: Rosemary Flynn, MS, RD, Public Health Nutritionist, WIC Program, Nassau County Health Department, Uniondale, NY
• 8 Aging
• About Aging
• ■ “Age-in-Place” Program Coordinator
• ■ Dementia Services Coordinator
• ■ Researcher in Aging and Public Health
• ■ Director, Area Agency on Aging
• Public Health Profile: John Skirven, MMS, Chief Executive Officer, Director, Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia, Norfolk, VA
• 9 Pharmaceuticals and Drug Safety
• About Pharmaceuticals and Drug Safety
• ■ Pharmacist
• Public Health Profile: Lt. Brian Parker, PharmD, Pharmacist, San Xavier Indian Health Center, Tucson, AZ
• ■ Medical Officer/Drug Evaluation and Safety
• Public Health Profile: Sandra Kweder, MD, Deputy Director, Office of New Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
• ■ Biostatistician
• ■ Director, State Board of Pharmacy
• ■ Regulatory Affairs Specialist
• 10 Environmental Health and Water Safety
• About Environmental Health and Water Safety
• ■ Toxicologist
• ■ Poisoning Prevention Coordinator
• ■ Environmental Engineer
• Public Health Profile: Jeff Stone, MBA, PE, Chief Engineer, Engineering Section, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR
• ■ Hazardous Waste Inspector
• Public Health Profile: Chad Babcock, Environmental Project Scientist, South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Pierre, SD
• ■ Hydrologist
• ■ Environmental Health Nurse
• ■ Community Activist
• Public Health Profile: Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, New York, NY
• ■ Health Physicist
• 11 Occupational Health and Safety
• About Occupational Health and Safety
• ■ Occupational Medicine Physician
• ■ Employee Health Nurse
• ■ Industrial Hygienist
• Public Health Profile: Erica Stewart, CIH, HEM, National Environmental, Health and Safety Senior Manager, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
• ■ Corporate Medical Director
• Public Health Profile: Ron Stout, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
• 12 Food Safety and Nutrition
• About Food Safety and Nutrition
• ■ Nutrition Consultant
• ■ Food Service Sanitarian
• Public Health Profile: Sara T. Losh, RS, Health Inspector, Health and Food Safety, City of Frisco, Frisco, TX
• ■ Food Inspector/Department of Agriculture
• ■ Consumer Safety Officer/FDA
• ■ Food Scientist
• 13 Disaster Preparedness and Response
• About Disaster Preparedness and Response
• ■ Emergency Preparedness Specialist
• Public Health Profile: Bindy Crouch, MD, MPH, Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Medical Coordinator, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY
• ■ Disaster Preparedness Researcher
• Public Health Profile: David Abramson, PhD, Director of Research, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
• ■ Biodefense Researcher
• 14 Health Communication
• About Health Communication
• ■ Journalist
• ■ Communications Director
• Public Health Profile: Katherine Hull, Vice President of Communications, Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, Washington, DC
• ■ Social Marketer
• Public Health Profile: Les Pappas, President and Creative Director, Better World Advertising, San Francisco, CA/New York, NY
• ■ Medical Writer
• 15 Education
• About Education
• ■ Health Teacher
• Public Health Profile: Steve Haines, MA, Health and PE Teacher, Newtown Friends School, Newtown, PA
• ■ Continuing Education Coordinator
• ■ Professor, School of Public Health
• ■ Dean, School of Public Health
• Public Health Profile: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Dean, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
• 16 Health Disparities, Vulnerable Groups, and At-Risk Populations
• About Health Disparities, Vulnerable Groups, and At-Risk Populations
• ■ Director, Office of Minority Health
• Public Health Profile: Duane Herron, MPH, Minority Health Program Coordinator, Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, Toledo, OH
• ■ Patient Navigator
• ■ Correctional Medicine Physician
• Public Health Profile: Elizabeth Sazie, MD, MPH, CCHP, Chief Medical Officer, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon Department of Corrections, Wilsonville, OR
• ■ Disease Prevention Activist
• 17 Mental Health
• About Mental Health
• ■ Mental Health Researcher
• Public Health Profile: Leigh Ann Simmons, PhD, MFT, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
• ■ Public Health Social Worker
• Public Health Profile: Mamie Elmore, LMSW, Social Work Director, Region 4, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), Florence, SC
• ■ Coordinator, Behavioral Health Program
• 18 Public Health Law, Regulations, and Policies
• About Public Health Law, Regulations, and Policies
• ■ Advocacy Director
• ■ Policy Analyst
• Public Health Profile: Jennifer Greaser, RN, MSN, Public Health Analyst, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Washington, DC
• ■ Health Legislative Assistant
• ■ Health Economist
• ■ Public Health Lawyer
• ■ Administrative Law Judge
• ■ Consumer Advocate
• ■ Public Health Lobbyist
• 19 Evaluation, Safety, and Quality
• About Evaluation, Safety, and Quality
• ■ Program Evaluator
• Public Health Profile: Allison Meserve, MPH, Research Associate, Public Health Solutions, New York, NY
• ■ Quality Improvement Specialist
• ■ Outcomes Researcher
• ■ Informatics Specialist
• ■ Patient Safety Specialist
• Public Health Profile: Iona Thraen, ACSW, PhD, Director, Patient Safety Initiative, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT
• ■ Health Facility Surveyor
• 20 Nonprofit Organizations
• About Nonprofit Organizations
• ■ Grant Writer
• ■ Development Director
• ■ Program Officer
• Public Health Profile: Brenda Henry-Sanchez, PhD, MPH, Research and Evaluation Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ
• ■ Volunteer Coordinator
• ■ Director of a Professional Association
• Public Health Profile: Mike Barry, Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), Washington, DC
• 21 Public Health Administration and Leadership
• About Public Health Administration and Leadership
• ■ Health Commissioner
• Public Health Profile: Teré Dickson, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner of Health, Director of the Center for Social Health and Advocacy, Nassau County Department of Health, Uniondale, NY
• ■ Public Health Laboratory Director
• ■ Medical Director
• ■ Federal Agency Director
• ■ Surgeon General of the United States
• 22 Global Health
• About Global Health
• ■ Online Overview: Global Health Websites
• ■ Is This Really the Career for Me?
• ■ Why Pursue Specific Training in Global Health?
• ■ Education and Areas of Study
• ■ Finding Your First Job
• ■ Job Listings Online
• ■ Physician/Global Health
• ■ Program Manager
• Public Health Profile: April Davies, MPH, International Programs Manager, Water.org, Kansas City, MO
• ■ Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
• ■ Logistician
• ■ Procurement Manager
• Public Health Profile: Paul Stannard, Deputy Procurement Manager, Crown Agents, Based at John Snow Inc., Arlington, VA
• ■ Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Manager
• ■ NGO Founder/Director
• Public Health Profile: Asheesh Bhalla, MPH, President/Executive Director, The Friends of Humanity Organization of Afghanistan (FHO), Kabul, Afghanistan/Washington, DC
• ■ Global Health Lawyer
• ■ Biomedical Engineer
• ■ Entomologist
• 23 Military
• About Military
• ■ Air Force Public Health Officer
• ■ Army Preventive Medicine Officer
• Public Health Profile: James Mancuso, MD, MPH, DrPH, Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
• ■ Army Health Promotion Officer
• ■ Additional Examples of Public Health at Work in the Military
• 24 On the Cutting Edge
• About On the Cutting Edge
• ■ Public Health Genetics
• Public Health Profile: W. David Dotson, PhD, Senior Coordinating Scientist, Office of Public Health Genomics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
• ■ Implementation Science
• ■ Nanotechnology
• Public Health Profile: Sara Brenner, MD, MPH, Assistant Vice President for NanoHealth Initiatives, Assistant Professor of Nanobioscience, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE), SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Albany, NY
• 25 Off the Beaten Path
• About Off the Beaten Path
• ■ Dance Instructor
• ■ Urban Planner
• ■ Hospital Administrator
• ■ Chef
• Public Health Profile: Esther Cook, Chef Teacher, The Edible Schoolyard Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
• ■ Worksite Wellness Manager
• ■ Medical Expert/Media
• Public Health Profile: John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Expert, Vice President of CME, Discovery Channel, Silver Spring, MD
• 26 The Future of Public Health
• ■ Collaboration With the Community
• ■ Climate Change and Public Health
• ■ Public Health and Changing Populations
• ■ New Media and Public Health
• 27 Public Health or Medical School?
• ■ Clinical Medicine Versus Public Health Practice
• ■ Treating Patients Versus Treating Communities
• ■ Medical School Versus Public Health School
• ■ A Word About Debt
• ■ Refusing to Choose
• ■ The Public Health Medical Specialty
• ■ Getting a Job as a Public Health Doctor
• ■ Where to Learn More
• 28 Advice From Career Counselors
• ■ The Job Market: Some Current Trends
• ■ Common Mistakes
• ■ Online Networking
• ■ In-Person Networking
• ■ Making the Most of an Informational Interview
• ■ Writing a Resume That Stands Out
• ■ Ace That Interview
• ■ Planning for the Future
• ■ In Conclusion