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促进社区健康

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Why pursue a community health promotion minor at 中北书院?

The goal of community health promotion is to influence the health behaviors of individuals and communities. It also works to improve the living and working conditions that influence health. Community health promotion professionals can truly say they’ve made an impact, 影响过早死亡率, 疾病和残疾. 学生 in this minor are well-prepared for careers in public health, 公共政策, 医疗保健和政府. 在立博在线体育, a 促进社区健康 minor is a good addition to any major, especially in the department of health sciences.

如果你感兴趣的话

  • Improving the health status of individuals, families, communities, states and the nation
  • Preventing disease, disability and premature death
  • Promoting improved health knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviors

then a minor in COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION might be for you.

Why study community health promotion at 中北书院?

在教室里

课程主题:

  • 健康计划规划的高级概念
  • 社区与城市生活
  • 社区卫生
  • 解决冲突
  • 死亡与临终
  • 促进社区健康的基础
  • 健康行为与健康促进
  • 个人及家庭健康
  • 压力与应对

课堂之外

作为社区卫生未成年人，你可以:

  • 应用 for internships and jobs through robust faculty and alumni networks or the Center for Career and Professional Development.
  • Take advantage of support from our pre-health advisor if you wish to pursue graduate studies.
  • Examine successful strategies used to promote effective community health practices in varied settings.
  • Conduct undergraduate research with faculty in an area of community health that interests you.
  • Enroll in May or summer term courses to explore community health abroad.
  • Gain additional experience with a vast number of health and wellness professionals in the Chicagoland area.
  • 应用 to graduate school in community or public health, corporate wellness or another discipline related to the fields of health promotion

社区健康促进未成年人

The 促进社区健康 minor provides students with a strategy-based learning experience where they prepare how to approach health program assessment, 规划, implementation and evaluation from a population-based perspective. The minor introduces students to the discipline areas of health education and promotion, 公共卫生和保健.

For additional programs and courses in this department, see 健康科学.

 

至少24个学分，包括:

选修课

Four credit hours outside of HTSC that provides a topic of interest to the student. 从以下选项中选择:

注意:

Other courses may be approved by the 健康科学 Department Chair.

社区健康促进及职业

A North Central education integrates career preparation with rich academic study. Our faculty encourages you to refine and apply your knowledge in an interconnected world. Here you'll learn to think independently and work globally to solve problems and lead.

职业生涯

研究生s with minors in community health promotion often work for:

  • 医院
  • 非营利组织
  • 政府
  • 医生的办公室
  • 私营企业
  • 健康保险公司
  • 大专院校

职业前景

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook, projected employment for health educators and community health workers is expected to increase at the rate of 16 percent by 2026 (increase of 19,200个工作岗位), at a rate much faster than the national average for all occupations. The BLS indicates this growth is driven by efforts to improve health outcomes and to reduce healthcare costs by teaching people healthy behaviors and explaining how to use available healthcare services education.

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