Public Health(B.A) Hartwick College

Program Description

A major in public health prepares you to promote the health of all people. Public health is first and foremost concerned with preserving health through education, prevention, and community initiatives that range from local to global. A public health major can prepare you for careers in epidemiology, health policy and administration, health education, program management, disaster preparedness, and environmental health. Public Health is a new major at Hartwick, but alumni from our established majors who have gone on to earn graduate degrees in public health are thriving in rewarding careers such as public health education, community health accreditation, and program management. Hartwick’s interdisciplinary approach to public health sets us apart. Working with professors from across the natural and social sciences, you’ll gain an understanding of the complex influences on public health. You’ll see how religion, culture, and socio-political structures can determine how one community manages an infectious disease while another continues to suffer from its effects.

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