r/publichealth • u/Short-Worldliness297 • 5d ago

DISCUSSION Is Public Health a good path ?

If there anyone who is currently doing there bsc or mph in public health or a proffessional, please kindly share your insights and experiences.They'll be really worth for me.

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u/fishinfool4 5d ago

Fully agree with everybody else, a bachelor's in public health would be a waste at the moment. It is really hard to recommend it as a career path under trump and the brain worm. The damage they are doing will last decades, and a lot of said damage won't be realized for years after these clowns are gone. I dont know that most agencies at a city/county level have had to make cuts to this point, but hiring is definitely down because of all the uncertainty.

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u/primaryprevention 5d ago

started my bsph 3 years ago 😭 im cooked

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u/fishinfool4 5d ago

You may be close enough to being done that you can get a foot in the door before things get too terribly crazy.

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u/Short-Worldliness297 5d ago

Thank you very much. From your experience, which field or degree would give me the most useful skills and opportunities right now?”

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u/fishinfool4 5d ago

It depends. Public health is a massive field. Are there aspects of it that particularly appeal to you?

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u/Late_80s 5d ago

I'm not sure if you're interested in this field or something more administrative but I would like to suggest nursing. You can work anywhere (hospitals, home care, community, case management, clinics, insurance, consultation, telehealth, run your own business, and of course, public agencies. Public health has a notoriously hard time finding public health nurses also. It's a fun field to work in as a nurse (speaking from experience). If public health in america falls, you can easily transition to any other area.