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Public Health
Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Health is defined and promoted differently by many organizations. The World Health Organization, the United Nations body that sets standards and provides global surveillance of disease, defines health as: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Public health experts agree that nutritional, spiritual, and intellectual aspects also affect an individual's health.
The population in question can be as small as a handful of people or as large as all the inhabitants of several continents (for instance, in the case of a pandemic). Public health has many sub-fields, but is typically divided into the categories of epidemiology, biostatistics and health services. Environmental, social and behavioral health, and occupational health, are also important fields in public health.
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Physician Assistants Wage: $81,230 10 Year Growth Rate: 27.0% Self Employed: 1.8% Unemployment Rate: 2.6% Employed Part Time: 15.6% Education Requirements: Master's degree |
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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Wage: $76,000 10 Year Growth Rate: 9.6% Self Employed: 1.1% Unemployment Rate: 2.3% Employed Part Time: 2.0% Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree |
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Massage Therapists Wage: $38,000 10 Year Growth Rate: 20.3% Self Employed: 64.0% Unemployment Rate: 1.3% Employed Part Time: 42.9% Education Requirements: Postsecondary vocational award |
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