社区需要越来越多的公共卫生教育者，健康促进专家和具有BS学士学位的专职医疗专业人员。最近的医疗保健改革不仅需要更多的医疗保健提供者和教育者，而且随着一代医疗专业人员的退休，这种需求更加恶化。该计划使学生能够与充满激情和经验丰富的卫生教职员工一起，为他们做好准备，他们在肥胖，吸烟预防和治疗，HIV和心血管疾病等领域的健康教育和研究方面拥有丰富的经验。<br> <br>晋升课程包括18个小时的核心健康晋升课程和21个小时的高级健康选修课程，旨在为学生提供灵活性，以发展个人能力领域，供将来就业使用。强调了有助于
The Health Promotion Track consists of core Health Promotion Courses and Advanced Health Electives designed to provide the student with the flexibility to develop areas of individual competencies desirable for future employment. Socio-cultural, behavioral, psychological, and biological factors contributing to wellness and disease are emphasized. It is an ideal major for students interested in public/community health practice, health behavior research, program planning, and delivery, and pre-professional or graduate preparation. Graduates are well prepared to take the CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) certification.