Bachelor of Science - Health Education and Health Promotion at Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix: Tuition Fee: $31,200.00 USD / Year (Scholarship Available)
This program provides professional preparation in population-based health education, including school and community health education. Students pursuing a bachelor's degree in health education and health promotion gain foundational knowledge in health promotion program planning, implementation, and evaluation as well as in certified health education specialist competencies, and they learn about specific health education strategies for effectively delivering community and school health education. interventions. Students develop an understanding of various areas addressed by certified health education specialists, including injury prevention, violence prevention, substance abuse prevention, sexual health education, emotional health education, foundations of school health education, social media and marketing in health education, nutrition, physical activity, and stress for chronic disease prevention.
The rising cost of health care has increased the need for individuals with the skills and abilities to provide health education and health promotion programs. As health care costs continue to rise, insurance companies, employers and governments are attempting to find ways to curb costs. One of the more cost effective ways is to employ health education and health promotion professionals to teach people how to prevent disease and injury, live healthy lives and avoid costly treatments for illnesses. Health promotion professionals work in various environments based on the industry in which they are employed.
Undergraduates in this degree program often pursue careers in wellness and health promotion in such environments as:
- colleges and universities
- community health agencies
- hospitals and medical facilities
- insurance companies
- voluntary health organizations
- private health care organizations
- schools
- state and county health departments
- wellness centers
- work site wellness and health promotion
Students may also pursue further graduate study in such fields as:
- health education
- health promotion
- health psychology
- medicine and dentistry (with additional elective sciences)
- public health
- social work
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