PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Health is the science of preventing disease, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and prolonging life in general. Our field focuses on making large impacts on human wellness and increasing the life expectancy of people throughout the world. Recent outbreaks of Ebola and measles have highlighted the importance of public health. Here at NDSU, there are four specializations in the public health program: Management of Infectious Disease, Health Promotion, Public Health in Clinical Systems, and American Indian Public Health. 

It’s important to understand how diseases spread and to identify the first case in order to better understand where the outbreak began and how it is spreading. With this knowledge, infection control practices and vaccines can be implemented to prevent an outbreak in the future. At our booth, you will be able to track and manage an infectious disease outbreak just like an epidemiologist. So, stop by our booth and become disease detectives! Can you find patient zero?

Stop by NDSU's public health webpage here to learn more!