Program offered is a Master.
The demand for public health professionals is rapidly increasing as a result of health care reform, environmental health concerns, emerging and re-emerging diseases, sociopolitical factors affecting our nation's health, and expansion of health issues that are global in scope. Professionals who graduate from the Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Public Health program may hold positions of responsibility in a variety of settings, including health care facilities, county and state health departments, social service agencies, health policy and planning organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, governmental agencies, international health organizations, community-based health education and health promotion settings, and the corporate world. Graduates of Grand Canyon University's Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Public Health program can be actively involved in the coordination, planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of health programs and services.