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Professional Resources
Now that you’ve completed your MPH specializing in Social and Behavioral Sciences, what is the next step? There are several careers you can pursue with a MPH, such as: Health Educator, Program Planner or Director, Research Coordinator and Behavioral Scientist. Furthermore these positions are available at many different avenues including local and state health departments, non-for profit, private and government organizations. Additional information on Public health opportunities can be found in Advancing Healthy Populations: the Pfizer guide to Careers in Public Health. For more information on this publication and to order a copy, visit Pfizer Public Health and Policy Group publications.
Local Resources
The University of Florida Career Resource Center located at the Rietz Union
offers various career advancement workshops including Resume Builder, Mastering
a Job Search, and Interviewing Skills. In addition you may also visit the
CRC for one-on-one assistance with job searching and resume critiques. For
more information you may visit the UF
Career Resource Center or call (352) 392-1601.
Public Health Career Links
Here are some useful internet resources to finding a career in public health.
Some of which you may be familiar with, others you may not. A few of the
sites may require membership to view job postings, however most just require
you pre-register on their site, which is free. Additionally many of these
websites provide links partnering public health organizations.
American Public Health Association
Society for Public Health Education
Rollins SPH (Emory) Web Site Public Health Employment Connection
National Association of County & City Officials
Association of Schools of Public Health
National Commission for health Education Credentialing
International Public Health Career Links
If you are interested in pursuing a career in international health you may
want to consider researching the following agencies. They are some of the
leading multilateral, bilateral, private, and Non Governmental Organizations
(NGOs) in international Public Health Programs. Furthermore, if you have
any additional questions about international careers you may contact Dr.
Burns at aaburns@phhp.ufl.edu
Pan American Health Organization/ WHO
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Academy for Education Development
United States Agency for International Development
The Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis
United Nation Development Program
International Committee of the Red Cross