Community Health Education, Minor

Deepening your knowledge of community health issues and expanding your future educational and career pathways.

The Community Health Education minor offers an engaging and dynamic path for students looking to develop competencies in the rapidly-growing field of health education, as well as those majoring in areas like biology, kinesiology, psychology, and nursing who want to expand their training and career opportunities.

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Community Health Education, Minor

The minor will expand your professional opportunities through an understanding of the principles of health promotion and disease prevention, public health concepts, behavioral and social theories related to health, cultural competence with diverse communities, and collaborative and advocacy skills.

Educational Objectives

Our collaborative, co-teaching approach brings together faculty from the Department of Health, Human Services & Public Policy with those from the Department of Kinesiology, providing you with a enriched, multidisciplinary perspective.

Our faculty are local practitioners in health and human services, which means you’ll gain the most current and relevant instruction that’s reflective of what’s happening with regards to community health issues.

Our integration of equity, social justice, and collaborative leadership throughout the curriculum will immerse you in issues that are integral to public health and prepare you with the equitable mindset that today’s community health employers are seeking.

Our focus on cross-cultural competencies will equip you with a critical understanding of the differences between self and others, preparing you to build relationships and effectively serve the needs of culturally diverse populations and communities.

Faculty & Staff

Our faculty come from the Department of Health, Human Services & Public Policy and the Department of Kinesiology, and are local practitioners in health and human services, providing you with the most current, multidisciplinary experience possible.

Daramola Cabral

Daramola Cabral

Professor

Haven Brearton

Haven Brearton

Administrative Support Coordinator

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