The Bachelor of Science in Public Health degree focuses on the ways systems, communities and individuals can work together to prevent disease or stop its spread. Public health professionals are concerned with prolonging life and promoting healthy living as well, so BSPH degree programs also consider issues of health and safety from a variety of perspectives.
BSPH courses emphasize the importance of environmental, workplace and consumer health too, as well as the role advocacy and politics can play in public health decision-making. The comprehensive education that a public health degree offers ultimately helps students understand how communities shape and respond to health issues and achieve positive health outcomes.