Your Career

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Your Career

When you work in local public health, you are part of a team that can make a lasting, positive difference in your community.

Advancing Your Career: Professional Development in Local Public Health

A career in local public health offers opportunities for continuing education, credentialing, and access to professional development trainings on a range of topics, including racial and health equity.

You may use the Commonwealth’s free TRAIN learning management system to build skills and advance your career. Additionally, some roles may require special credentialing, providing another way for you to grow your local public health career.

 

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Career Paths

Local public health offers many fulfilling and mission-driven career paths  at any stage of your career journey. It also provides opportunities to be a part of a close-knit team of professionals serving the culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Massachusetts. 

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