Health Education Undergraduate Program
Community Health Education Concentration

The Community Health Educator is prepared to start a career as a health promoter or educator in community, school, worksite and/or medical care settings. The program provides opportunities for the student to:

• Become a reflective practitioner in health education

• Develop critical thinking on health issues

• Sharpen health-directed communication skills

• Advance health-related technological competence

Community health educators maintain an overall public health perspective while developing specific competencies in assessing individual and community needs for health education in the planning, implementing, and evaluation of health education programs. They act as resource professionals in coordination and communicating health education services.

Along with the 45 hours of general education requirements and a practicum, the community health education major completes 64 hours of course work. Some ares of study are:

 

Foundations of Heath Education	Physiology of Exercise
Introduction of Nutrition	Community Health
Drug Awareness	Stress Management
Introduction to Mass Communications	Principles of Management
Microcomputer Applications	Methods and Materials in Health Education
Small Group Communication	Health Education: Planning & Organization
Introduction to Statistics	Managerial Leadership
Organizational Change	Field Practicum (Practical experience)

 

A degree in Community Health Education prepares students for entry level positions with agencies and organizations in the community whose mission is to improve the health of the public through education and advocacy. Starting salaries for Community Health Graduates could be anywhere in the range of $20-$30,000. Graduates of the program are or have been employed by some of the following:

 

Local & State Health Depts	American Cancer Society
American Red Cross	UNO Student Health Services
Public and Private School Systems	Wellness Council of the Midlands
Multiple Sclerosis Society	Omaha Housing Authority
Infectious Disease Associates	Planned Parenthood
Diametes Education Center of the Midlands	Hospitals

Additional information can be found by clicking on the following links:

Health Education Course Descriptions

Community Health Course Worksheets

General Education Requirements