社区卫生理学学士

梅森（Mason）的社区健康科学学士学位（BS）旨在帮助学生通过制定和实施循证的健康促进措施，在本地和全球范围内保护和改善个人，家庭，社区和人群的健康和福祉社区，公共和全球卫生专家与各种与健康相关的组织合作，并有望在地方，国家和全球各级面对复杂的行为，文化和社会健康与福祉问题。社区卫生学生可以在各种专业环境中（例如地方，州和联邦卫生和社会服务机构以及非政府和自愿卫生组织，卫生保健和私营企业）培养入门级职位所需的能力和技能。该计划的独特之处在于，它为有兴趣从事公共卫生研究生学习或卫生专业高级培训的学生奠定了
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Community Health at Mason prepares students to protect and improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations?locally and globally?by developing and implementing evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention programs and policies.Community, public, and global health specialists work with a variety of health-related organizations and are expected to confront complex behavioral, cultural and social health and well-being issues at the local, national and global levels. Community health students develop the competencies and skills necessary for entry-level positions in a variety of professional settings such as local, state, and federal health and social service agencies and non-governmental and voluntary health organizations, health care, and private industry.Our program is distinct in that it provides a solid foundation for students interested in pursuing graduate studies in public health or advanced training in a health profession (see the Clinical Science concentration). Students completing this degree are eligible to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. Finally, majors in our program can choose to complete an optional concentration in Global Health or in Clinical Science.