In 1990, I found myself...professionally that is. I'm still working on the personal kind. I had just completed my Masters degree work in Exercise Physiology and was looking for something different, but not sure what that was. I had been married a year and set on getting another degree before having my first child. I don't remember the situation, but I found out about a doctoral program at the same school that had a Community Health Program. From the first class, I was hooked. This made sense to me. I couldn't imagine testing people's VO2Max on treadmills day after day. From the first class, I couldn't wait to enroll in the next class. Public Health became my one thing. Not only helping individuals, families, communities, institutions and working toward good public health policy, but it was exhilarating that a profession exists like this that is for the good of everyone. So, over a period of 20 years, I worked in academia and started this consulting company with the goal of working so that everyone knows about public health (and doesn't confuse it with medicine). Here are 10 Reasons why I chose Public Health (or it chose me!):
Beverly Triana-Tremain