Community Health

  • Major
  • Minor

Students in our Community Health major prepare to build communities that promote and practice healthful living. You will learn to advocate for and create community health programs to teach you the impact of health in communities. A Community Health degree will prepare you for health advocacy, leadership, and education such as first aid, blood pressure screening, tobacco cessation, drug awareness and disease prevention. You will study preventive medicine, health care services management, health policy and health law enforcement. Through classwork and field work, you will learn how to do outreach for public health, non-profit and medical health agencies and organizations that support healthy lifestyles. Also, you will have opportunities to apply that learning in activities, campus programs, internships and volunteer situations that help people and communities adopt healthful behaviors.

University Catalog Program Requirements Kinesiology Kinesiology Scholarships Kinesiology Scholarships

Program Highlights

  • On campus activities such as Health Promotions, UChoose, Healthy Huskies, Community Health Fair and Student Health Action and Advisory Council provide opportunities to promote healthful lifestyles.
  • This discipline is also available as a minor to complement another major.
  • Courses structured to meet CHES certifications.
  • Great writing and program planning experiences.
  • Students feel a sense of belonging.

Student Organizations

Popular Careers

  • Health Education Specialist
  • Employee Wellness Coordinator
  • Community Health Worker
  • Public Health Social Work
  • Health & Wellness Program Director
  • Fitness Coordinator
  • Personal Trainer
  • Epidemiologist
  • International Public Health

Continuing Education