在当今世界，毫无疑问，健康促进/疾病预防策略几乎已列入每个国家卫生保健议程。作为一个社会，我们了解到，几乎所有人都可以掌握更全面的健康措施，更好的生活质量。人们今天做出的生活方式选择可能会影响该人一生的健康。社区和公共卫生本科课程旨在帮助学生计划，实施和评估健康促进计划，干预措施和策略，倡导支持健康行为和健康环境，并引导个人，团体和社区增强实现最佳的健康，福祉和生活质量。更具体地说，他们学会促进采取有利于个人，团体或社区健康的行动。
Our graduates work at the frontlines of emerging health issues, and strategically guide organizations and communities through evidence-based decision-making and cultural humility. Each of our programs prepares students in areas with projected job growth as organizations and communities recognize the need for better programs, healthcare, and environments that foster healthy people and communities. Our degree programs include master's degrees in Health Education, Health Informatics, and Public Health. In addition, we offer an undergraduate degree in Community and Public Health with emphasis areas in Community/Worksite Wellness, Addiction Studies, and School Health. Our academic certificate offerings include two graduate certificates in Public Health and Rural Health, and an undergraduate Community Health Worker certificate. Both of these certificate programs have reduced credits for focused training and can be completed in-person or online. Students in the College of Health (COH) engage in challenging and contemporary curricula under the direction of highly skilled and nationally-recognized faculty. All programs in the COH are nationally accredited and graduates across all programs boast high employment/placement rates. COH graduates are highly regarded by their employers, many have become prominent leaders in their fields.