One of the things we always hear from our community of people - some aspiring to go into the field of public health and others having some work experience in other fields - is what is considered as public health experience. In order to answer the question, we must first understand what public health is. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we talk about:Standard definitions from the WHO, PHAC, CDC, APHA, and CPHA;Our current understanding of public health and how it changed since first pursuing public health;What public health means to our community stars;Some careers that exist in the public health field; andWhat things are not considered to be public healthPodcast HostsGordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®Subscribe to the NewsletterWhat if there was an easy way to receive timely information about public health and global health right to your inbox? Subscribe to the newsletter to stay in the loop about the latest news, live events, jobs, and professional development opportunities: https://thepublichealthinsight.com/subscribe/.Leave Us a RatingIf you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and spread the word to your friends to help us get discovered by more people.Nominate a Community StarPublic Health Insight Community Stars aims to highlight the diversity of individuals working to create change for lasting positive impacts in our communities, through the application of public health and global health practice. If you want to nominate our next star, please send the nominee’s contact details to thepublichealthinsight@gmail.com or through any of our social media platforms.