Understand the health challenges affecting individuals, communities and learn how evidence, prevention and better systems can help create healthier lives.
Public Health focuses on protecting and improving the health of populations. It looks beyond individual treatment to understand the social, environmental and behavioural factors that influence health.
Understand how health risks can be identified, reduced and prevented.
Explore the factors that shape health within different communities.
Learn how research and data can inform better public health decisions.
Progress from foundational study into increasingly specialised public health learning and professional preparation.
Begin with foundational academic study and develop the knowledge needed to progress into the core stages of Public Health.
Continue into public health science, community health, research, data and professional development.
Public Health is about understanding why health outcomes differ between people and communities, and using evidence to develop practical solutions.
Explore how health needs and challenges can be identified within communities.
Develop structured approaches to gathering and understanding health information.
Learn how health messages and interventions can be developed for different audiences.
Understand how evidence can help shape effective public health action.
Public Health skills can support opportunities across healthcare, government, communities, research and development organisations.
Support programmes designed to improve population health and wellbeing.
Develop campaigns and initiatives encouraging healthier behaviours.
Build towards roles analysing patterns of disease and population health.
Work directly with communities to understand and improve health outcomes.
Contribute to research investigating health challenges and interventions.
Support the development and evaluation of health policy and services.
Contribute to health and development programmes locally and internationally.
Progress into specialist public health, research or postgraduate pathways.
Explore the programme requirements, review the fees and take your next step towards studying Public Health at Maranatha University Lagos.
