Community Health Education Promotion Major

Department of Allied Health, Sport 和健康

(440) 826-3175, asutterl@primerideshop.com

概述

Empowering 个人 to attain 和 maintain wellness is at 的 core of community 健康 education promotion. It is a versatile career path 那 addresses today's ever-growing need 为健康 awareness 和 education.

BW的 program combines coursework in 健康 behavior management, psychology 和 biology. 你'll learn ab出 nutrition, fitness, exercise, stress management, substance abuse 和 more.

通过你的学习, 你'll learn an integrative approach to wellness 那 focuses on 谁le-person care 和 disease prevention. Emp有is 将 be placed on program design 和 behavior modification as methods of 教育和支持 clients.

有回报的专业, community 健康 education promotion provides 的 competencies to enable 你 to work in schools, 公共和 private agencies, 这次改革, 健康 departments 和 clinical settings.

A required 实习 bridges classroom learning 与 real-世界 experience. 你'll 获得 valuable networking contacts 和 resume-enhancing experiences.

BW的 20分钟接近 to 克利夫兰给了你访问 to 实习机会 at 前医院, 诊所, 公司和公共健康组织.
Community 健康 education promotion is an integrative approach to wellness 那 focuses on 谁le-person care 和 disease prevention.
你将获得的见解和动机技术为教育和支持个人 to 使积极的健康选择. 米歇尔 Yako '17 鼓励健康的行为与 a 健康危险游戏.

职业发展机会

In addition to becoming a 健康 educator, counselor or coach, career 机会 include:

Worksites: Corporations 和 businesses hire 健康 educators to assist employees through wellness programs.
Public Health Agencies: Disease prevention is central to 组织和 departments administered by 的 government to address 公共健康.
Hospitals 和诊所: Health education 出reach programs are a vibrant component of 的se facilities.
Nonprofit Agencies: 的 Ameri可以 Cancer Society 和 Ameri可以 Heart Association are among 的 many 组织 seeking leadership 为 educational programs.

30,000 和 climbing practicing 健康 coaches in 的 U.S.

越来越多的职业

根据 Bureau of Labor Statistics, 的re is a favorable career 出look 为健康 educators 和 community workers through 2026. 的 projected growth 为 employment is higher than 的 average due to a need 为专业s 谁 are educated in wellness 和健康care initiatives 和 services.

克利夫兰 Health Care Hub

BW的 20分钟访问ibility to 克利夫兰和它的 expansive offering of renowned 医院, 诊所, sports medicine facilities 和公共健康组织 provides 出st和ing 机会为实习s, clinical experiences 和 career placement.

课程

Offered as a major, community 健康 education promotion is a broad-based program. 你'll 获得的见解和动机技术为教育和支持个人 in making 积极的健康选择.

课程描述

Course descriptions, requirements 为的 major 和 additional in为mation 可以 be found in 的大学目录.

学生的经验

Our 世界-class faculty 将 help 你使你r educational experience everything 你 want it to be. Small class sizes 和 an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio mean professors get to know 你和你r interests.

Experiential learning bridges classroom study 与 real-世界机会. 你可以 enhance 你r 研究 through 实习s, co-curricular activities 和 o的r learning 机会.

At 的 annual Honors Ceremony in 的 spring, recognitions include:

Bonnie Raye Graduate Scholarship (in honor Bonnie Raye, 谁 taught at BW 和 was 的 women's basketball coach, 1980-89).
Dr. 李J. Tressel Scholarship (in honor of Dr. Lee Tressel '48, 谁 taught 和 was BW的 football coach, 1957-80).
Hower-Stover Award (in honor of Dr. 马约莉面对疾病, 谁 was a professor at BW, 1947-80, 还有默塔·斯托弗, 谁 coached 和 taught at BW, 1943-68).

Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program

的 BW Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program is open to Ohio residents 谁 are entering 鲍德温华莱士 in 的 fall as a first-一年 student or transfer student 和 are interested in community 健康 education promotion. Students are eligible to 应用 to 的 program which also offers 的 Choose Ohio First scholarship, awarding substantial annual, renewable scholarships.