Healthcare & Life Sciences
Public Health Professional
Works on health at the population level rather than patient by patient.
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What this career is
Public health focuses on preventing disease and improving health across communities through programmes, policy and data.
- Typical education pathway
- Health, science or social science degree, then MPH or equivalent
What professionals typically do
- Analyse health data across populations
- Design and run health programmes
- Work with government and non-profit bodies
- Evaluate whether interventions worked
Typical education pathways
- Undergraduate degree in medicine, allied health, life sciences or social sciences
- Master of Public Health (MPH) or a related postgraduate programme
Important skills
- Epidemiology basics
- Programme planning
- Data literacy
- Communication
Suitable student interests
- Community impact
- Data
- Policy
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