Santa Clara County Public Health Department

Definitely try to get as much information about the team that you may be joining and what exactly is needed from a Public Health Nutritionist (PHN) on that team. A PHN on one team may be doing very different work than another PHN in the county because different teams have different focuses. Also,...

Every day is different! One day might be full of meetings for different projects, and another may be full of teaching classes and conducting trainings to groups of 10-100! Another day I may find myself creating or reviewing materials, developing presentations, planning programs, going out to work...

Completing my Master's in Public Health prepared me exceedingly well for my job. I learned to think of health behavior, community organization, and disease in theoretical and large scale senses. I also gained a better sense of humility and passion through my program. All of these helped to shape ...