Career opportunities
Promoting health in myriad ways
As a graduate of the MA Health Promotion program, you'll be able to apply your theory and practical knowledge in a variety of settings. You could assist in health program and policy development - and implementation - at the individual, community, government, and global levels. Whatever your career, you can be sure your expertise will have a positive effect on people's lives.
Possible areas of employment
- international organizations
- medical institutions
- community organizations
- government agencies (municipal, provincial, federal)
- private industry
- academic institutions
Posible positions/job titles
- community health worker
- school health worker
- education coordinator
- health consultant
- health educator
- health program specialist
- health policy analyst
- health promoter - prevention of chronic disease
- health promoter - prevention of injury
- health promotion coordinator
- health research coordinator
- natural health products submission coordinator
- policy and research administrator
- regional health educator
- social marketing coordinator
Organizations where graduates have found jobs
- AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
- Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Canadian Blood Services
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Cape Breton Wellness Centre
- NS Capital Health District
- NS Capital Health Addiction Services
- Central Regional Health Board
- Community Health Boards (various locales)
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Heart Health Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Department of Health (various units)
- Nova Scotia Public Health Service
- Smoke-Free Nova Scotia
- Health Canada
- Alberta Cancer Society
- Newfoundland Department of Health
- NS Department of Health Promotion and Protection
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- NS Advisory Commission on AIDS