Public health efforts can reduce deaths associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, smoking, and other diseases. It can also lead to reductions in overall spending on health care. Typical roles for public health professionals include:
- monitoring health
- investigating health hazards
- educating the public on health issues
- recommending public health policy
- coordinating with private and public agencies to ensure community health
- identifying novel solutions to health problems
IUP?s program in public health prepares you to become a leader in efforts to meet the health challenges of the twenty-first century.
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