健康教育老师帮助中高中学生发展技能，以制定和维持与个人成长，心理健康，伤害预防，人类性行为，消费者健康，疾病预防，营养，体育锻炼和药物使用有关的健康决定。未来的健康教育老师将学习如何与体育，学校环境，学校健康服务，食品和营养服务，学校咨询，心理和社会服务以及为教师和员工开展的健康促进计划的同事进行协调，以及与家人进行协调成员和社区卫生专业人员。参加该计划的学生将开发设计，实施和评估有效的健康计划所需的专业教学和领导技能，并与教育学院共同制定计划，获得教师证书。
Health education teachers help middle and high school students develop skills for making and sustaining healthy decisions related to personal growth, mental health, injury prevention, human sexuality, consumer health, disease prevention, nutrition, physical activity, and substance use. Future health education teachers learn how to coordinate with colleagues working in physical education, the school environment, school health services, food and nutrition services, school counseling, psychological and social services, and and health promotion programs for teachers and staff as well as with family members and community health professionals. Students in this program develop the professional teaching and leadership skills required to design, deliver, and assess effective health programs and earn teacher certification in a joint program with the School of Education.