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。该计划使学生们能够与充满激情和经验丰富的卫生学院一起，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>该学位option提供了在政府机构，卫生公司，社区非营利组织和卫生保健机构中找到的入门级公共卫生工作所需的课程。15小时的公共卫生核心课程，15小时的健康促进专业知
UH is one of just a few U.S. universities offering a BS degree in Health with a Public Health Track. This degree option provides courses required for entry-level public health jobs found in government agencies, health corporations, community non-profit organizations and health care facilities. The Public Health Core, combined with a Health Promotion Specialization and Health Electives offers numerous strong opportunities to Public Health majors for employment. It provides key concepts and competencies nationally deemed necessary in undergraduate public health coursework by national organizations such as the Association for Prevention, Teaching, and Research and the American Public Health Association Graduates are well prepared to take the CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) certification. It also serves as a feeder-program for graduate study in our College of Education programs, local Schools of Public Health, and health professional schools in the Texas Medical Center and statewide