Public health Vs Nursing?

Im interested in getting a degree in Public health. Im most interested in Epidemiology. But a part (a very annoying and distracting!) of me wants to get in to nursing!. I love looking after people and I think I'll be very happy doing nursing. But I know that I'll be BETTER in Public health, where I get to help a lot of people, help in disease prevention etc.
Nursing is great but Im a bit fussy when it comes to germs and all.
So if anybody has absolutely anything on benefits of Studying Public health pleeaaaseee let me know.
Thanks!

Hi there!

I'm getting my MPH in Global Health right now. I've really enjoyed the courses I've taken so far, which have included Epi courses like Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Disease surveillance and monitoring, and Disease control in developing countries. Basically, Public Health is a great way to help people before they get sick, rather than waiting until they get sick like happens with doctors and nurses.

Also, some Public Health people still deal with people. In the office where I work we do research on HIV/AIDS issues, and a couple of the study coordinators have MPHs. They basically talk to the patients and instruct them on what to do as study participants. Then the doctor comes in and does the physical exam type stuff.

But you're definitely not limited to that! Public Health qualifies you for just about any healthcare job that doesn't deal with actual medical care or specialized equipment (like an X ray tech or something). I love it so far, and I highly recommend it!

Please try: http://www.nursingmasters.com They have lots of good information on various nursing degrees both Bachelors and Masters