Public health is the science of promoting health and well-being in communities where people live, work, and play. This interdisciplinary degree program will provide a comprehensive education to prepare you to protect the environment, prevent the spread of disease, promote healthy lifestyles (e.g., physical activity, vaccination), create healthful, and affect health policy. Students will gain the knowledge and skills needed to prepare for a range of careers in public health, including health promotion, patient education, worksite wellness, healthcare policy, healthcare marketing.
Health: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.World Health Organization
Why Public Health at URI?
Know No Boundaries
Public Health provides many opportunities to learn and explore. It is one of the most interdisciplinary majors at URI. In addition to courses offered by the Department of Public Health depending on your area of interest, you can take courses from a broad spectrum of departments, including business, communication, history, human development,
kinesiology, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, sociology, and more.
Find Your Match
At URI we make it easy to combine degrees across disciplines, and still finish in four years. You can double major with any other degree program, or minor in disciplines such as gerontology, hunger studies, leadership, sustainability, Spanish or a second language, and women’s studies, just to name a few. Fact is, Public Health goes well with just about anything.
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