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关于
The Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health is designed to prepare students to work in diverse public health settings and/or to matriculate into graduate 项目 for public health or health sciences. Our students are trained to help populations and communities improve their health through behavior change. They are also prepared to lead interventions and social action through community and coalition building, 促进环境和系统变革, 并倡导将卫生纳入所有公共政策.
完成该学位的学生可以获得的证书包括 注册健康教育专科医生 国家健康教育资格认证委员会., 公共卫生专家身体活动认证 from the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Physical Activity Society, 和健康指导(通过许多组织提供).
毕业后
就业: Students earning this degree will have the competencies needed to provide leadership in local and state public health agencies, 非营利性机构, 工作场所健康促进和健康计划, 学院和大学的学生健康部门, 在健康教育中, 医疗, 医院环境.
研究生院: 学生可以攻读公共卫生专业的研究生学位, 公共行政与政策, 护理和许多其他领域.
人
课程
未成年人
辅修或一系列指导选修课是必需的.
课堂外的参与
公众健康会 - a student organization open to Public Health majors and other students interested in promoting health in society; it focuses on health-related services to the university and the surrounding community, 会员之间的专业发展和同志情谊.
AMWHO Club - Appalachian chapter of the American Mock World Health Organization.
入学要求
累积平均绩点2分.申报本专业和毕业都需要5分.
为什么澳门新濠娱乐开户?
- Appalachian’s Public Health students learn to understand human health from a socioecological framework, identify health-related needs of communities and implement interventions to improve the health and well-being of populations.
- 的学生 公众健康会 focuses on health-related services to the university and the surrounding community, 会员之间的专业发展和同志情谊.
- A required internship further enhances academic preparation and practical experience. 最常见的地点是公共卫生部门, 其次是社区卫生机构, 医院或其他工作场所. 实习通常是获得全职工作的跳板.
- Students have opportunities to conduct research alongside their professors and contribute to finding innovative solutions for regional and national problems. They also publish in academic journals and present their findings at professional conferences.
- 公共卫生项目和 公共卫生和运动科学系 are nationally and internationally known researchers who are also expert teachers.
位置
布恩和 胡桃木
职业生涯
*需要研究生培训
- 健康教育家
- 卫生主管/管理员
- 生物统计学家
- 流行病学家
- 项目协调员/经理
- 项目评估者
- 环境卫生专家
- 政策分析
- 应急准备协调员
- 健康风险评估员
- 医院管理*
- 感染控制医生
- 公共卫生社会工作者*
- 公共卫生营养师*
- 项目协调员/经理
- 项目评估者
- 公共卫生护士或医生*
联系人
Dr. 亚当·海格
项目负责人
hegeba@gharsocho.com
828-262-7102