WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Education and Career Opportunities in Public Health

Biostatistics

The Biostatistics faculty, as part of the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, prepare students to unravel complex health issues by integrating traditional basic knowledge of biostatistics with innovative research in the biological sciences, along with the core areas of public health with related health science disciplines. For a SPHHS Concentration in Biostatistics check out http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/bioepi/bio/index.html

Careers in Biostatistics include: Biostatistician, Research Statistician, Health Informatics

Possible Employers include: State and Local Health Departments, Universities, Nonprofits, Hospitals, Research Institutes, Pharmaceutical Companies, the Center for Disease Control

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Community Health Education

The mission of the Community Health Education (CHE) area is to enable people to gain control over the social, political, and personal conditions that affect their health. Coursework prepares public health professionals to design and implement programs to assist all people to participate in their life situations to the fullest extent of their capabilities. For an academic concentration in Community Health Education visit http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/chs/che/index.html

Careers in Health Education include: Program Planner/Evaluator, Health Educator, Outreach, School Health Teachers

Possible Employers include: Nonprofits, Wellness or Fitness Programs, Mental Health Centers, State and Local Health Departments, University Health Centers, Community Health Centers, and Health Maintenance Organizations

UMass Alumni Profile: Dayana Paula, MPH

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Environmental Health Sciences

The Environmental Health Sciences Program combines the public health sciences of biostatistics, environmental health and epidemiology with natural sciences, mathematics and engineering to provide a quantitative basis to measure and mitigate the effects of environmental stressors on human health. Environmental health sciences professionals anticipate new problems and identify existing ones. They design, implement and evaluate solutions to environmental problems to meet the public health needs of society. They work to minimize the adverse effects of the environment on human health. For Environmental Health Concentration information click here http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/ehs/index.html

Careers in Environmental Health Sciences include: Environmental Researcher, Air Quality Engineer, Toxicologist, Occupational and Environmental Health Specialist

Possible Employers include: State and Local Health Departments, Universities, Research Institutes, Consulting Firms, the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences

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Epidemiology

The Epidemiology faculty, as part of the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, prepare students to unravel complex health issues by the study of the distribution of the spread of disease, social factors and other risk factors. Through the design and conduct of research studies, epidemiologists extend basic knowledge of disease processes leading to prevention strategies, and aid in the development and evaluation of such prevention strategies. The discipline makes heavy use of biostatistics, along with the core areas of public health with related health science disciplines. For a SPHHS Concentration in Epidemiology visit http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/bioepi/epi/index.html

Careers in Epidemiology include: Researcher, Public Health Epidemiologist, Clinical Epidemiologist

Possible Employers include: Local and State Public Health Departments, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, World Health Organization, Research Institutes

UMass Alumni Profile: Marya Zilberberg, MD, MPH

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Health Policy and Management

The Health Policy and Management (HPM) area prepares public health professionals for managerial and administrative positions in health organizations and institutions (both voluntary and private), and in planning and regulatory bodies of federal, state, and local health agencies. The HPM area develops and uses theories and models based in the social and behavioral sciences, such as organizational theory, economic theory, decision theory, and motivation theory to understand the health care system; identify and analyze its strengths and weaknesses, and design, implement, evaluate and improve programs. For an academic concentration in Health Policy and Management visit http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/chs/hpm/index.html

Careers in Health Policy and Management include: Health Policy Advisor, Hospital Administrator, Health Policy Analyst, Research Associate

Possible Employers include: Hospitals, State Health Departments, University Medical Centers, Health Maintenance Organizations, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nonprofits

UMass Alumni Profile: Jeff Harness, MPH