Personal Statement For Public Health Arena

The invaluable skills that I have gained and learned through my after school clubs, Future Business Leaders of America, (FBLA) and National Honor Society( NHS), has stirred up a desire in me to help my community and to make a difference in the lives of people, by majoring in the Public Health field. Through Public Health, I will help those in my community at large to live healthy lives; mentally, socially, physically and culturally. Healthcare is an essential need in life and is a great field that would allow me to make a difference.

My interest in public health emerged when I recognized how much the health and well-being of an individual affects a community. From a young age, both my parents have struggled with their health; my mother having diabetes and my father having hypertension. I have seen how their health has affected them on the day to day basis and how it has affected those around them at a community level. As I continue to learn more about public health I am beginning to understand that many of the health problems, like the ones my parents face, can be prevented through lifestyle adjustments. Also, I have learned the most effective way to prevent diseases in a community is through advocating healthy habits to avoid health problems from emerging in the first place.

During my undergraduate career at Florida A&M University, I discovered the Public Health graduate school program and I knew this would be a perfect way to make health and diseases, infectious and otherwise, fit into my future plans while expanding my horizons. I have the desire to be one of the movers in the healthcare field, finding answers to the never-ending questions as to why certain diseases are prevalent and others are not. I want to be the person that researches, plans, and executes healthcare programs and policies that will ultimately improve the healthcare field in America. I naturally see myself as a leader and I know that the field of Public Health will help me sharpen my skills as well as bring out the leader that I know I am.

Ever since I was a freshman in high school i always wanted to persue a career in the medical field.

Choosing public health turned out to be an excellent choice for me at the time because I learned about all the different kinds of health fields I could specialize in. I also had the wonderful opportunity to take classes, such as Healthy U and Introduction to Philosophy and Medicine, which improved my understanding of the

As the health care field grows, the need for physicians grow. As society grows and as our communities diversify, the various perspectives and experiences of a diverse group of physicians are integral aspects of health care. The restless drive and determination of a doctor to make sure his/her patients are well are one of the utmost showcases of altruism, humility, and humanitarianism. I want to contribute to my community in this way and positively impact patients' and their families lives. In addition, applying science, research, and innovation to medicine intrigues me.

What experiences (volunteer or paid) contributed to your interest in the field of public health?

The reason I wanted to be involved in the health field is because I wanted to pursue a career that gives back to other people the blessings that I received when I first entered this world. I was born prematurely and my mother often reminds me that it was the dedicated hard work of the physicians, nurses, and other health-care workers who saved my life when I was born. Throughout my life, this has always been an inspiration and motivation for me to help others. Having a profession in the health field should not be treated as just a career to earn a salary or a paycheck, but as a career where you will be helping to make the world a little healthier and better.

What if as a society we began to focus more on preventing chronic disease rather than treating them after onset? This is the question that has driven my interest in public health. I began my undergraduate career as a Viticulture and Enology major. I loved the idea of spending my days in a vineyard, nurturing grapes to maturity and then creating a final product that was entirely different from its humble beginning. It wasn’t until I was working in a lab at a winery that I realized winemaking was not for me. Although I loved the science involved, the career did not align with my social and environmental values. I was passionate about health and wellness, so the social issues of making a product that is abused by millions of people worldwide was not something I could live with. I began feverishly researching careers that would align with my interests in science and helping people. There are many ways to help people so I forced myself to think critically about what was important to me and what ways I wanted to make a difference. Deep down, I knew my biggest desire was to help as many people as possible rather than treating individuals on a case-by-case basis. Once I was able to answer that question, It became abundantly apparent that Public Health was the field I needed to pursue. My first true introduction to Public Health came in an Epidemiology class I took my junior year at Portland State University. In taking this class, it became apparent to me that chronic diseases are

When my medical ethics professor first discussed whether or not health care was a “special” resource, my initial reaction was yes but I wasn’t truly aware of what that meant. From living in a community with a surplus of doctors and clinics, I was sure that health care was important and necessary but had never truly seen the power that its absence can have and the significant role that a physician can have in a person’s life. When I spent a month last summer in Peru as a Summer International Health Fellow, I experienced how special health care is and how much of a privilege it is to have the opportunity to participate in it.

Soon after starting college, I learned that public health existed. I learned that one could address the health of a population through social, behavioral, and community interventions. I had never thought that was possible. And, the more I learned, the more I became interested. I began to see it as the link between my desire to become a physician and my passion for fighting poverty, disparity, hunger and disease. Public health was the career that I was looking for.

Public Health is a broad major that offers many opportunities in the health field. I have always held a passion for the health field, and willingness to help people in need. My passion came about when I was in middle school and found out the tragic news of my grandfather being diagnosed with stage three esophageal cancer. He was quickly emitted into the ICU given two weeks to live. The nurses who were taking care of my grandfather were comforting, and brought ease to not only my grandfather but my whole family. They brought him comfort while providing health care for him, and being there to talk. This care brought upon my family and grandfather started my passion for the health field. While I am using my major of public health as a Segway into nursing, I am retaining knowledge now that will not only be beneficial for me as a nursing student but as a working nurse in the field. Holding a passion for the care of others makes learning materials, like concepts taught in public health foundations class, seem less like a chore. When you enjoy the topic you retain the materials better; in return you are able to apply these concepts.

I was drawn to the idea of not only focusing on one-on-one patient care that doctors provide, but also solving problems that affect the health of entire populations. The study of disease and health within populations; for instance, preventing disease, promoting health, and reducing health problems between groups are the main reasons I want to pursue an M.P.H focusing on epidemiology. These are my strongest interests because I believe they are important in improving our world’s health.

During my first two years in William Paterson University, I was not sure of what I wanted to major in. I knew it had to be in the health field since I am very passionate about the world of health, both the clinical and preventive medicine aspects. Public health focuses more on preventive medicine rather than clinical. I believe preventive medicine is the best way to treat the health of a community because it prevents the development of acute and chronic diseases and other complications. The diseases and complications disrupt the best quality of life that all beings wish to have and enjoy. The reason why I am in public health is because I want to improve the health and well being of a community. By improving the health of a community, it can lessen the number of visits to the hospital, the costs of treatment for complicated diseases, etc. Not all communities are eligible to pay for the costs of treatment when having a chronic or acute disease. The best

During my Intern period in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, I managed a diverse type of patients and realized that to delve into the depths of the medicine, there is no alternative of knowing the epidemiological basis of diseases. In order to improve the individual and the community health status, preventive medicine should be focused primarily. Moreover, as a result of modernization and lifestyle modification, the prevalence of chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke is increasing day by day, as well as the infectious diseases. New diseases are also emerging with alarming frequency. Public health can play a vital role to handle these situations. For this reason, I preferred to pursue my career as a public health researcher rather than a clinician and applying for Masters of Public Health (MPH) in epidemiology concentration as my first step to implement my aim.