社区卫生理学学士

Western的“社区健康计划”位于健康与人类发展部，在全国，地区和本地均得到认可，并且符合其使命：为学生提供严格而动态的动手教育经验，使他们能够有效而富有同情心地进行准备。通过社区参与和协作来改善公众的健康并倡导社会正义。社区健康课程向学生传授健康促进和教育对个人及其与环境的关系的影响。学生学习使用社会生态学的方法来研究公共卫生，因为生态学与个人，社会和环境影响因素有关，因此会考虑健康结果。
The Public Health degree consists of two to three years of course work in Health Education and supporting areas. This includes required course work in both content and process-oriented Public Health courses, Social Sciences (Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology), Biological and Physical Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology, Exercise Physiology, and Chemistry) and other electives that complement a student's interests and professional needs.<br><br>Public Health professionals engage in epidemiological analysis, assess population and community needs for health interventions, plan, implement and administer health education strategies, interventions and programs, conduct evaluation and research, serve as a health education resource, and communicate and advocate for the general health of the public. Effective Public Health is ecological in its approach. When planning the focus of interventions, public health professionals consider all factors that contribute to health and disease: individual behavior, group dynamics, environmental conditions, economics, politics, laws and policies, culture, ethnicity, and gender, and the availability, accessibility, and quality of health services.<br><br>Students who are accepted into the Public Health major explore the biological, social, environmental, and individual determinants of health. The curriculum is based on the skills and competencies identified by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) and the National Commission on Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Eligible students are encouraged to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam after graduation. The program is rigorous and CEPH accredited. Faculty members emphasize diverse hands-on projects and community outreach. At the end of the program, a full-time internship (40 hours per week for 10 weeks) in a public health setting is required.