Public Health Minor

Public Health at Hamline is an interdisciplinary field of study that permits students to focus on health issues in local, national, and international arenas from a variety of perspectives. The field of public health focuses on improving the health and wellness of populations, whereas the field of medicine aims to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness, one individual at a time. Thus, the field of public health is broad, with many sub-disciplines. The Public Health minor provides education on the fundamental knowledge and skills in the field of public health. This supports systems-level thinking that can be applied not only to healthcare sectors but, in conjunction with other Hamline majors, to prepare students for engaging in a complex world.