# Public Health Merit Badge

- Eagle-required: No
- Category: Public Service
- Official requirements: https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/public-health/
- Pamphlet: https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Public%20Health.pdf
- Last synced from scouting.org: 2026-01-10
- Requirements: https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/public-health/requirements/index.md
- Digital Resource Guide: https://merit-badge.university/merit-badges/public-health/guide/index.md

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.