Public Health prospects in Canada

[smarty001]

Hi,

I a new member on this forum and was just wondering... ..what are the job prospects in the feild of public health in Canada.

thanks.

[Curlygrrl]

You have to be more specific than that- public health is a broad field both academically and from a job placement perspective.

Hi,

I a new member on this forum and was just wondering... ..what are the job prospects in the feild of public health in Canada.

thanks.

[Anastasia HF]

Agreed. That's such a general question it can't be answered. Are you interested in research, practice, or somewhere in between (like surveillance in a community)? Government, private, or NGO employers? What area--global health, chronic disease, infectious disease, access to services, etc?

Obviously, there are going to be options for all of these, in places all over Canada. As a start, Here's the Public Health Agency of Canada's page on Health Promotion, which has a lot of their initiatives listed:

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index-eng.php

There's also this list of programs within PHAC's Office of Public Health Practice:

http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about_apropos/branches-eng.php

[smarty001]

Agreed. That's such a general question it can't be answered. Are you interested in research, practice, or somewhere in between (like surveillance in a community)? Government, private, or NGO employers? What area--global health, chronic disease, infectious disease, access to services, etc?

Obviously, there are going to be options for all of these, in places all over Canada. As a start, Here's the Public Health Agency of Canada's page on Health Promotion, which has a lot of their initiatives listed:

http://www.phac-aspc...s/index-eng.php

There's also this list of programs within PHAC's Office of Public Health Practice:

http://www.phac-aspc...ranches-eng.php

Thank you. As I have chosen epidemiology as my majors, I was wondering as to where shall I fit in? Will I be able to work in pharma copmany ?

Please advice.