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Advisors' Symposium 9/28/2018 What Is Public Health? Public Health is the organized community effort to create the conditions by which a community can be healthy. OU College of Public Health

Public Health: Who Works It? Advisors' Symposium 9/28/2018 Public Health: Who Works It? - Health educators - Scientists and researches - Social workers - Epidemiologists - Occupational health and safety professionals - Public policy makers - Health Administrators OU College of Public Health

In the Public Health Community: Who does the math? Biostatisticians Biostatistics Uses statistics and math to analyze public health problems Undergraduate major/interest: Mathematics, statistics

In the Public Health Community: Who tracks the problems In the Public Health Community: Who tracks the problems? Epidemiologists Epidemiology Studies patterns of disease and injury in groups of people and uses science to control health problems Undergraduate major/interest: biology, microbiology, zoology

In the Public Health Community: Who allocates the resources In the Public Health Community: Who allocates the resources? Health Administrators Health Administration and Policy Studies use, costs, quality, accessibility, delivery, organization, financing and outcomes of health care services Undergraduate major/interest: business, finance, economics, political science, marketing

In the Public Health Community: Who spreads the word In the Public Health Community: Who spreads the word? Health Promotion Scientists Health Promotion Sciences Studies ways to help people choose healthier lifestyles, make better use of health services, adopt self-care practices, and participate actively in programs that affect health Undergraduate major/interest: social sciences, journalism, media production

Advisors' Symposium 9/28/2018 In the Public Health Community: Who monitors safety? Industrial Hygienists and Environmental Scientists Occupational and Environmental Health Studies health and safety hazards and ways to prevent disease and injuries at work in addition to environmental factors which can harm health, including air quality, water quality and food quality Undergraduate major/interest: chemistry, engineering, agriculture, earth sciences OU College of Public Health

In the Public Health Community: There’s a place for the generalist, too. Interdisciplinary MPH Provides broad-based knowledge and skills in public health practice Undergraduate major/interest: All listed previously plus professional health care

Advisors' Symposium 9/28/2018 What do Students of the OU Hudson College of Public Health have to say? https://vimeo.com/285020295 OU College of Public Health

Degrees and Programs of the OU Hudson College of Public Health Professional – MPH, MHA Graduate – MS, PhD Certificate in Public Health Certificate in Health Administration for current OU MBA students and for MBA graduates Dual Degrees with other OU Programs – BS/MS Biostatistics; MD/MPH; JD/MPH; MSW/MPH; MHA/JD

Admission Requirements • Bachelor’s degree • 3.0 GPA - upper division coursework • Completed applications SOPHAS and COPH supplemental • Three recommendations • Career Goal Statement • Current résumé • GRE (required for all programs) • International applicants: TOEFL and WES evaluation of international coursework

Bachelor of Public Health Advisors' Symposium 9/28/2018 Joint Bachelor Degree in Public Health: College of Arts and Sciences, OU-Norman and OU Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC NEW Spring 19 Bachelor of Public Health http://checksheets.ou.edu/18checksheets/PubHealth-BPH-2018.pdf OU College of Public Health

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