r/publichealth

50K archived posts · Aug 2011 – Sep 2026

Public Health

r/publichealth

This community is a space for public health professionals to discuss news, trends, new research, and updates in the field.

Created Oct 7, 2009

101KMembers (last snapshot)

50KArchived posts

In the medical field, clinicians treat diseases and injuries one patient at a time. But in public health, we prevent disease and injury. Public health researchers, practitioners and educators work with communities and populations. We identify the causes of disease and disability, and we implement large-scale solutions.

##Submission Rules

All submissions must have flair assigned in square brackets. Flairs include: News, Research, Resource, Advice, Discussion, Fluff
Posts asking for school-related advice or internships must post in the stickied monthly post
All research must be directly linked to published peer-reviewed research or media summary
No editorialized, sensationalized, or biased titles
No blogspam, images, surveys, videos, or infographics

##Comment Rules

No off-topic comments, memes, or jokes
No abusive, offensive, or spam comments
Non-professional personal anecdotes will be removed
Comments dismissing established science must provide peer-reviewed evidence
No medical advice
Repeat or flagrant offenders will be banned

##Resources Emory Rollins School of Public Health Job Board

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