Examples Of Epidemiology

I’ve been drawn to epidemiology since my health science seminar class at the University of Arkansas at Little rock (UALR). This class discussed how communities are affected by health disparities and how health educators can help influence change within those communities. Health disparities and the community view about health, as well as having access to health care caught my attention even more. Then I started to brainstorm how to implement a plan for the community, to can help prevent the occurrence of health related illnesses and put a hold on the illnesses within the community. Through extensive research that’s when I discovered epidemiology and I’m so enthralled! I would enjoy studying trends of illness and diseases that affect certain communities, but what I’m really enthralled upon is how illness and diseases began. At the University of West Florida (UWF) I can achieve my goal of becoming an epidemiologist and help inform each population of preventative measures one illness at a time.

I graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) with my bachelors in Health education and promotion. Health education and promotion opened my eyes to more possibilities in the health field other than becoming a doctor or a nurse. I was the first college graduate in my immediate family, I faced many obstacles one which was academic …show more content…
While pursing my masters I will have the option to apply for the out of state tuition waiver, which most online council on education for public health (CEPH) accredited universities don’t offer. I was more drawn to this university because its ranked number four for the online masters of public health and it was accolade the most affordable masters degree. Attending an online CEPH accredited university is very important to me considering I started my new job last