Thank you for your help Lorraine. My only problem is that the U of T program
requires some work experience in the area and a health related degree to
back it up. Did you find that they wouldn't have accepted you without the
experience and degree that you had? I would love to talk more about steps
that I should take to get into that program. Perhaps I will give you a call
today.

Thank you
Kim Cochrane

-----Original Message-----
From: Lorraine Fung [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 8:56 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Health Promotion


Hi Kim,

I also graduated from the Master of Health Science Program at U of T while
specializing in the Health Promotion. I am now working as a Health Promotion
Consultant at the Health Promotion and Environmental Protection Unit of
Toronto Public Health.  I agree with Steve from Brant County that having a
Master degree really would open up your job market in this field.  Depending
on how you define Health Promotion (HP), you would or would not have to
specialize your area of study in HP. Before returning to U of T, I had done
over five years of  front line health promotion work (e.g., program planning
and evaluation, community development, outreach, health education, social
marketing....etc.).  But with my Master in HP, I have taken my work to the
policy level where I am now also responsible for policy development and
advocacy (i.e. a different sets of HP strategies) .  I may be biased having
only just graduated from the HP program at U of T, but I can say that the
program has gotten me a job that I have always wanted - the opportunity to
integrate the social science perspective into environmental health.


I strongly encourage you to check out the MHSc program in Health Promotion
at U of T when you get a chance http://phs.med.utoronto.ca/healthpromo/
<http://phs.med.utoronto.ca/healthpromo>  if this is what you are interested
in.


Good luck and feel free to call if you have other questions.


Lorraine Fung
(416) 392-1560 x87172



"Cochrane, Kim" wrote:


Good afternoon

I am interested in entering the field of Health Promotion. I would love to
speak to someone in the field about the best course of action to meet my
objectives.


Thank you very much in advance!


Kim Cochrane