THE CAREER PATHS OF MHSC GRADUATES IN HEALTH PROMOTION

There is much support for health promotion in Canada, but not much is known about the various academic programs in this field or of their im pact on the practice of community health. A census survey was conducte d in 1991 to determine the career paths of graduates of the MHSc progr am in Health Promotion at the University of Toronto. Findings from the study indicate that the career paths of graduates change following co mpletion of their degree. They are more likely to work in health organ izations other than hospital or treatment settings, to have more respo nsibility and authority in their positions as reflected by changes in job titles and to utilize a wider range of health promotion strategies and methods in their work following graduation. The findings indicate that graduate training in health promotion has a positive effect on t he planning, implementation and evaluation of community health program s.