r/publichealth
156k members
r/publichealth is a subreddit with 156k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and news, and the community frequently discusses public health, health, healthcare, struggling, and job, and they frequently recommend/review online course, job sites, and books/podcasts.
This community is a space for public health professionals to discuss news, trends, new research, and updates in the field.
Popular Themes in r/publichealth
#1
Advice Requests
: "a (possibly stupid?) question about supervised injection sites"
16 posts
#2
News
: "Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows"
10 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "1 in 3 people in region at centre of deadly Ebola outbreak don’t believe it is real: ‘A satanic disease’"
5 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "doubling in public health and econ?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/publichealth
#1
Public Health
: "Child development is a Public Health initiative. Socioeconomic status is out weighing pretty much all of their factors."
46 posts
#2
Health
: "Only half of U.S. adults trust the CDC's public Health recommendations, poll finds"
39 posts
#3
Healthcare
: "Should a public Healthcare system be allowed to deny out-of-country treatment when their own country doesn’t have the experts?"
24 posts
#4
Struggling
23 posts
#5
Job
17 posts
#6
Ebola
: "I am a world expert in Ebola – a nightmare scenario is increasingly within the realms of possibility"
12 posts
#7
Struggle
7 posts
#8
Vaccine
: "OB-GYNs release their own Vaccine schedule, rejecting CDC meddling"
7 posts
#9
Flu
: "Military services again requiring recruits to get Flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows"
6 posts
#10
Outbreak
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/publichealth
Online Course
3 reviews
#1
DataCamp
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Power BI
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft
5.0★ from 1 review
Job Sites
2 reviews
#1
Idealist
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
LinkedIn
4.0★ from 1 review
Books/podcasts
2 reviews
#1
Maryn McKenna
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
BBC
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/publichealth
#1
NEWS
: "White House reclassifies federal epidemiologists and other scientists from civil servants to ‘at-will’ hires"
84 posts
#2
DISCUSSION
: "I Feel Like I'm Watching a Public Health Problem Develop in Real Time... Am I Crazy?"
48 posts
#3
RESEARCH
: "White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final say on research grants"
21 posts
#4
RESOURCE
: "The logistics of rural healthcare outreach are actually insane when you think about it"
12 posts
#5
SUPPORT NEEDED
: "Epidemiology R"
8 posts
#6
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
: "29-Year-Old Public Health Professional Considering Law School for a Career in Health Policy/Government—Looking for Advice from Attorneys"
5 posts
#7
JUST VENTING
: "MPH = Me Please Hire"
3 posts
#8
ALERT
: "Will Ebola be spreading as a world risk?"
3 posts
#9
ADVICE
: "Infection Prevention - ADVICE"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/publichealth
Yearly
+10k members(7.0%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026