If you could start any public health initiative, with an unlimited budget, what would it be?

"My true passion in this field is in mental health awareness and making this a priority. I am a firm believer that many of the extremely violent acts that we've seen in our country in recent years could have been avoided with awareness from loved ones and friends of those involved. As well, I do a lot of work with suicide awareness and prevention. If funds were unlimited, the initial stages would have to involve research and testing into effective methods of bringing mental health to the public's eye. How this is best done remains to be seen, but I think it needs to be a focus of our profession moving forward."

This question is your chance to tell the interviewer that if you had the resources and endless supply of money, how you would change the world. Talk about a program that speaks to you personally. Give the interviewer some insight into where your true passions fall in this field and, if possible, relate this passion to the job that you are interviewing for.

"If the budget weren't a concern, I would give five cities per state 500,000 to build a community garden. I think community gardens bring people together, encourage healthy eating, get people outside, and help our environment. All of these factors greatly benefit the overall health of people."