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For nurses interested in a career in public health a master of science in public health nursing program will teach you how to monitor and study health trends identify health risk factors develop public health programs that will effect positive change in communities of all sizes and educate patients about health topics that have the potential to save lives and improve overall health. in public health and community health nursing engagement involvement and education are the most important components for the success of a health program says dr gayol a more educated society is a healthier society. As a public health nurse you will be required to utilize clinical nursing skills and public health education to treat and improve health on a community national and global level rather than treating each patient individually you will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of patients on a much larger scale. What is a public health nurse according to the american public health association public health nursing is defined as the practice of promoting and protecting the health of populations using knowledge from nursing social and public health sciencesinstead of being stationed in a hospital or clinic setting public health nurses reach out to patients in the community. Public health nurses are trained rns which means that they know how people should ensure to achieve the best health this is the information they provide to the community for instance by doing presentations in community groups schools and senior centers