The Master of Public Health program within the School of Nursing and Health Studies builds upon your leadership skills and theoretical knowledge of the health needs of diverse populations as you will focus on health care planning and disease prevention while specializing in health services management or health promotion. This program will prepare you for a role in identifying, investigating and improving current health problems on a global scale. The M.P.H. program prepares professionals for leadership positions in public health and health-related agencies. Students may specialize in health promotion or health services management. The M.P.H. with a health promotion specialization prepares students to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (C.H.E.S.) examination given by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Students who complete the M.P.H. with a specialization in health services management are eligible to take the Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Examination if certain electives have been completed.