Deciding n a Field f Study Are yu trying t determine where yu fit within public health? The fllwing tables arrange sme f the questins yu may ask yurself as yu think abut a path in public health. They are gruped by what issues interest yu, what tasks interest yu, and what skills interest yu. These suggestins are neither exhaustive nr abslute. What issues d yu want t study? Access t health care fr underserved ppulatins Scial determinants f health Rural health care Child, adlescent, and family health Glbal health Health behavirs such as alchl/tbacc/drug use, physical activity, nutritin, eating disrders, and besity LGBT health and wellness Health disparities and health equity Healthy aging Emergency preparedness Cmputatinal mdeling, systems thery Chrnic disease preventin Cmmunity-based participatry research Evaluatin f public health prmtin and health educatin prgrams Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Cmputatinal mdeling, systems thery Occupatinal health issues Preparedness fr disasters, biterrrism, r disease utbreaks Bistatistics
Air pllutin, water pllutin, expsure t hazardus materials Interactin between genes, behavirs, and the envirnment Glbal health Preparedness fr disasters, biterrrism, r disease utbreaks Chrnic diseases Enhancing disease preventin and health prmtin prgrams Occupatinal health issues Fd safety Envirnmental health risk assessment Air and water pllutin, expsure t hazardus materials Infectius and chrnic disease surveillance and cntrl Successful aging and lngevity Child, adlescent, and family health / childhd autism Glbal health / Peace Crps Masters Internatinal Prgram Wmen s health Health-related behavirs such as alchl/tbacc/drug use, nutritin, eating disrders, and besity Physical activity and lifestyle interventins Cardivascular health and diabetes Psychiatric disrders Design and cnduct f clinical trials Impact f genetics in aging, cancer, and reprductin Neurepidemilgy / therapies in central nervus system disrders Cancer preventin Preventin and treatment f injury Intersectin f public health and medicine (jint MD/PhD) Envirnmental & Occupatinal Health Epidemilgy Prescriptin drug use amng Medicare D and VA patients Wmen s health and Medicaid plicy Health care refrm and the Affrdable Care Act Outcmes f investment f infrmatin technlgy in underdevelped ecnmies Physician adptin f antipsychtic drugs Quality management and measurement in lng-term care settings Applying plicy analysis and ecnmetrics t evaluate health plicies Variatin in medical adherence in crnary care Scial netwrk analysis applied t public health law Glbal health and cmparative health systems Decisin science applied t clinical decisin making Health Plicy & Management
Interactin between genes, behavirs, and the envirnment Glbal health Healthy aging Health behavirs such as alchl/tbacc/drug use, physical activity, nutritin, eating disrders, and besity Helping peple understand and cpe with genetic cnditins Cmputatinal mdeling, systems thery Chrnic diseases Enhancing disease preventin and health prmtin prgrams Intersectin f public health and medicine (jint MD/PhD) Human Genetics Access t health care fr underserved ppulatins; scial and class disparities in health Rural health care Glbal health Health behavirs such as alchl/tbacc/drug use, physical activity, nutritin, eating disrders, and besity Preparedness fr disasters, biterrrism, r disease utbreaks Outbreaks f infectius diseases Fd safety Infectius Diseases & Micrbilgy What tasks interest yu? Plitical actin (lcal/state/federal gvernments, lbbying) Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Health Plicy & Management Evaluate health prmtin and disease preventin prgrams Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Health Plicy & Management
Leadership in cmmunity grups (nn-prfit agencies r health departments) Develp health prmtin and disease preventin prgrams Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Infectius Diseases & Micrbilgy Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Epidemilgy Infectius Diseases & Micrbilgy Apply quantitative skills r prgramming t an area f public health Bistatistics Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Epidemilgy Health Plicy & Management What skills d yu want t acquire? Cst-benefit and cst effectiveness analyses Health Plicy & Management Gegraphic Infrmatin Systems Bistatistics Behaviral & Cmmunity Health Sciences Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Epidemilgy Management f clinical trials Bistatistics Epidemilgy Management f labratries Infectius Diseases & Micrbilgy
Fr mre infrmatin n ur graduates, visit publichealth.pitt.edu/graduate-utcmes SAMPLE JOB TITLES FOR RECENT GRADUATES Administrative Fellw HIV Preventin Analyst Assistant Prfessr Industrial Hygienist Bistatistician Infectin Preventinist Business Analyst Labratry Genetic Cunselr Business Develpment Crdinatr Labratry Manager Cancer Genetic Cunselr Mnitring and Evaluatin Officer Chrnic Disease Data Analyst Opiid Cmpliance Specialist Clinical Case Planner Pediatric Genetic Cunselr Clinical Cntent Analyst Physical Scientist Clinical Quality Management Analyst Plicy Analyst Clinical Research Crdinatr Pstdctral Research Fellw Cmmunity Educatin Supervisr Prenatal Genetic Cunselr Cmmunity Health Strategist Preventin Specialist Data Analyst Prgram and Plicy Analyst Decisin Supprt Analyst Prject Manager Develpment Assciate Public Health Analyst Directr f Cmmunicatin and Health Public Plicy Fellw Prmtin Qualitative Research Specialist Emergency Preparedness Planner Quality Imprvement Data Analyst Envirnmental Risk Assessr Research Facilitatr Epidemilgist Research Fellw Evaluatin Prject Crdinatr Research Public Health Analyst Genetic Cunselr Research Specialist Health Cach Specialist Risk Crdinatr Health Educatr Services Outreach Crdinatr Health Innvatin Analyst Statistician Health Insurance Specialist Txiclgist Health Plicy Analyst Transitin Care Crdinatr Health Systems Engineer Wmen's Health Outreach Specialist HIV Educatr