Public Health Merit Badge
Learn about disease prevention, public health systems, safe water practices, and how diseases like COVID-19, E. coli, and Lyme disease spread to earn this merit badge.
What you'll do
- How Disease Spreads Explain what public health is.
- Immunization Basics Explain the meaning of immunization.
- Safe Water and Clean Gear Discuss the importance of safe drinking water in terms of the spread of disease.
- Vectors and Pest Control Explain what a vector is and how insects and rodents can be controlled in your home, in your community, and at camp.
At a glance
- Requirements
- 8
- Category
- Public Service
- Eagle Required
- No
- Updated
- January 10, 2026