Addictions MPH
.jpg.img.926.auto.jpeg "As a practitioner with training in core public health principles, you will be involved with advocacy, planning, programming, implementation or evaluation for disease prevention and health promotion of populations.")
.jpg.img.926.auto.jpeg "Courses include social-ecological influences on patterns of use and misuse to educate students on subjects from the intrapersonal level of addiction through policy context.")
.jpg.img.926.auto.jpeg "Addictions training is customized to students who are interested in alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use and misuse.")
- As a practitioner with training in core public health principles, you will be involved with advocacy, planning, programming, implementation or evaluation for disease prevention and health promotion of populations.
Addictions training is customized to students who are interested in alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use and misuse. Courses include social-ecological influences on patterns of use and misuse to educate students on subjects from the intrapersonal level of addiction through policy context. Courses also compare and contrast abstinence-based versus harm reduction approaches to addiction.
Career Opportunities
As a practitioner with training in core public health principles, you will be involved with advocacy, planning, programming, implementation or evaluation for disease prevention and health promotion of populations.
You will be prepared to work in a wide range of settings, including
- Local, state, national or international public health agencies
- Health care delivery systems
- Nonprofit health agencies
- Research organizations
