r/publichealth • u/SadBreath PhD/MPH • Aug 28 '19

ADVICE School and Jobs Advice Megathread Part III

All job and school-related advice should be asked in here. Below is the r/publichealth MPH guide which may answer general questions.

See the below guides for more information:

  1. MPH Guide
  2. Job Guide
  3. Choosing a public health field
  4. Choosing a public health concentration
  5. Choosing a public health industry

Past Threads:

  1. Megathread Part I
  2. Megathread Part II
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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '19

Hope this threat is active still!

I'm a junior undergrad and I recently switched my major to public health with a nutrition minor (previously it was the other way around--I was a nutrition major with a public health minor). I switched because I realized that I'm very passionate about community nutrition and working with organizations, schools, etc. to implement programs that help people focus on nutritionally sound lives.

I'm curious if anyone has any experience in the public health field with a nutrition emphasis, and what kinds of jobs you have/have had in the past. I realize that an MPH is needed for basically everything, but I'm curious what some of you did straight after getting a bachelor's--did you get an internship and go straight into the field? Did you go straight onto your MPH? Apologies if I don't know much since I only recently switched, I'm trying to learn as much as I can and educate myself.