Monday, October 22, 2012

Why would someone who is not a doctor or a nurse get a masters in public health


Why would someone who is not a doctor or a nurse get a masters in public health?

Higher Education (University +) - 15 Answers

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1
They might wish to work in health administration or health management.


2
Well you could certainly work in health administration, for a hospital, a medical insurer, or the county, state or federal government.


3
To go into health administation or the political arena


4
They can work in the health related field without taking all the hours in the sciences; they would just take business classes.


5
So that they will know about health for their safety


6
Doctors and nurses provide care to patients. Many people working in the healthcare industry do not actually provide care to the patients. There are people who work in all levels of management and administration. Think of it this way... is everyone working in the restaurant a chef?


7
To be an administrator of a public health department. They negotiate contracts and dole out the money to contracted agencies.


8
interest?


9
to be a family nurse practioner, a teacher, an administrator.


10
there are administration personnell, dietary personell, physical therapy, radiological technologists, radiological practitioners, coroners, health department officials, water company and sewage managmenet, medical research people, there are tons of things in public health that could require a masters, or people just earn them for job security and worth


11
there are many positions in medicine aside from doctor and nurse


12
so they might care for a loved one do to not having the money to spend or just because they love the family member so much they would not let any one else but themsleves do the job i lost my father a few years back and the kids was there nite and day and i can go to sleep at nite knowing i done every thing i could to care for him and that i will be blessed by god yes it was hard but i was trained when i worked in a nuresing home


13
They may want to become the Public Health officer of their city or state. They may be leaning towards a career in health management. They could also want to run a State Public Health Testing Laboratory or a State Public Health hospital like we have here at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts that handles communicable diseases and testing for the state and where some prison inmates are treated


14
They could go into health adminisration or be the director of a health management company. He could also work as the director of the health division at a community college or university.


15
My friend is a health educator in the city of Huntington Beach. They have programs to aid families of low income to get access to various healthcare and other things. She has a MA in public health.

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