With the recent spread of COVID-19 — a pandemic that has caused a global economic shut down and thousands of hospitalizations — public health is more relevant and critical than ever. 因此，公共卫生专业人员需求量很大。

公共卫生专业人员致力于保护和改善人民及其社区的健康。 This work is realized by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and — of course — responding to infectious diseases, such as a novel coronavirus.

如果你是一名有抱负的公共卫生专业人员，你可能有帮助他人的动力。 你想要一份能有所作为的职业。 你想在你的社区或更大的人群中促进健康的生活和幸福。 Before diving into this career, however, you may be curious to know 优点是什么？ of working in this field. You may be wondering, “Why is public health important?” and further, “What importance will I have in this field?”

在这里，我们将分解公共卫生在我们社区中的重要性，以及皇冠app在建立更多意识和健康人群方面可以发挥的作用。 剧透警告：在大流行之后，这比以往任何时候都更重要。

公共卫生的重要性

“Working at the community level promotes healthy living, helps prevent chronic diseases and brings the greatest health benefits to the greatest number of people in need.” — 疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）.

美国疾病控制与预防中心指出，慢性病是美国死亡和残疾的主要原因之一。 以下是我国目前有关慢性病的一些统计数据：

• 美国一半的成年人患有慢性疾病。
• 三分之一的美国人患有高血压。
• 每年有200万例心脏病发作和中风。
• 美国人每10例死亡中就有7例是由慢性病引起的。
• 在医疗保健上每花1美元，就有75美分花在慢性病和增加其风险的因素上。

当然，未能维护社区内的公共卫生可能会导致各种各样的医疗保健问题。 Those chronic diseases we mentioned before — such as diabetes and heart disease — increase when a community’s overall health and wellbeing is neglected. The CDC reports that 90% of the nation’s annual healthcare expenses are for people with chronic health conditions. This reinforces the simple fact that public health professionals are critical to our country’s health and wellbeing.

When you pursue a 公共卫生学位, not only are you investing in your future, you are investing in the future of those you serve. 无论你的梦想是为世界卫生组织（WHO）工作，还是为你家乡城市的贫困儿童工作，你都将在公共卫生事业中产生深远而有意义的影响。

Overall — and without any consideration to our pandemic-stricken world — public health professionals are 总是 in demand. In fact, according to the 美国劳工统计局, healthcare occupations are expected to grow 14% over the next several years, much faster than the average for all other careers. Employment of community health workers and health educators specifically will grow 13%和11%, respectively, by 2028 (twice as fast as the average for all occupations), with over 14000个工作岗位 being added to these fields.

And it’s a good thing there is such anticipated growth. 由于清洁空气和水标准、计划生育、道路安全法、烟草限制和疫苗接种等公共卫生举措，世界各地数以百万计的人今天得以生存。 在美国，像这样的公共卫生项目使美国人的预期寿命延长了近30年！

Just 你可以用你的公共卫生学位做什么, exactly? Some of the graduates from 皇冠app’s bachelor’s degree program go on to pursue the following roles:

• 社区卫生工作者
• 备灾协调员
• 环境卫生专家
• 健康促进专员
• 公共卫生教育工作者
• 公共卫生项目协调员
• 研究助理

这些只是公共卫生毕业生的几个选择，它们都提供了令人兴奋和有益的职业。 当然，公共卫生专业人员必须接受适当的教育和培训，以胜任卫生保健行业的重要工作。

The 公共卫生计划 at 皇冠app prepares students for a lifetime of incredible, meaningful work. This bachelor’s degree offers students classes during the day or evening, with coursework available online, on-campus, or in a hybrid format of the two. 这为完成学位提供了非常需要的灵活性，而不必暂停你的生活。

And if you are looking to further your education in public health, you can also transition into our Master’s in 公共卫生 program — also offered entirely online, for your convenience. 该课程的毕业生将继续在公共卫生领域从事有意义的高级工作，例如：

• 流行病学家
• Biostatician
• 灾难和紧急情况专家
• 公共卫生主任
• 公共卫生教育工作者
• 保健

你准备好开始你的职业生涯了吗？ Learn more about the 公共卫生课程 at 皇冠app today. Call us at 800-889-3282 or visit www.hgappdown.com/landingpages/public-health to learn more.