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/djn24 5d ago

There are a lot of good careers in Public Health, and we need motivated people to join the field.

We're under attack from a combination of big money interests that benefit from sick, controllable labor to exploit, anti-science jerkoffs, and, worst of all, eugenicists like RFK Jr. and Jim O'Neil, and Peter Thiel.

A bachelor's degree alone won't get you very far in this field. You're better off studying a hard science or a field like economics, sociology, political science, psychology, women's studies, etc. Those classes will either help you develop the tools to become an effective researcher within this field or to become an effective community advocate or organizer.

Go to grad school after that and either get an MS in the more research-oriented fields (Biostats, Epidemiology, etc.) or an MPH in the fields that don't require the same research skills. A PhD is useful if you want to be a director, professor, or research PI.

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u/dec92010 MPH Community Health Sciences, MCHES 5d ago

I was gonna say there might be positions in public health because current group are getting their positions cut or are burnt out from the field.

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u/djn24 5d ago

There are also a lot of organizations, especially the federal government, that have been cutting people, so there are also a lot of qualified people looking for jobs.

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u/Short-Worldliness297 5d ago

Thanks.It helps me a lot.

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u/Mountain-Cow7572 5d ago

do not do sociology or women’s studies unless you wanna be unemployed 💀 psychology is also not worth it unless you pursue a master’s or above

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u/djn24 5d ago

Hard disagree.

I think those degrees can be very helpful for going into social and behavioral health, community health, etc.

Public Health employs a lot of people that are focused on understanding and working with communities.