Health Education and Promotion Minor
Make a difference in the health and well-being of individuals and communities with the Health Education & Promotion minor. Explore health equity, human rights, and health promotion through a social-ecological lens while developing practical skills to design effective programs, communicate health information, and improve health outcomes across diverse communities. Discover how health education specialists work across public and private sectors, including community organizations, health departments, schools, healthcare organizations, businesses, and global health organizations. Upon completion of the minor, you’ll be eligible to pursue the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) credential.
Highlights
- Professional Credentialing: Prepare to be eligible to take the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
- Flexible Pathway for Health Studies Majors: Complete the minor with just 20 additional credits: BHLTH 435, 436, 437, and 438.
- Health Equity and Well-Being: Examine health equity, human rights, and health behaviors through a holistic social-ecological framework.
- Health Promotion Skills: Strengthen communication and leadership skills while learning to develop and evaluate culturally tailored health promotion programs, campaigns, and services.
- Describe historical milestones, contemporary issues, and future trends related to health education and promotion.
- Analyze how biological, social, political, educational, cultural, environmental, and behavioral factors impact individual and population health.
- Assess community needs and capacity for health education and promotion.
- Develop and evaluate tailored health education & promotion programs and communication using health behavior theories and models.
- Interpret and apply health-related research to develop evidence based health education & promotion programs and strategies.
- Apply key leadership and management principles and skills to effectively administer health education and promotion programs and services.
- Use best practices of health communication to promote and advocate for individual and population health.
- Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the U.S. health system and issues that impact health equity and quality of care.
- Recognize the means by which social inequities and racism, generated by factors such as power and privilege, undermine health.
- Apply concepts and theories in practice by collaborating with others to complete community-based activities and projects.
Requirements and Course Offerings
- Prerequisite Course Required to Declare the Minor, 5 Credits
- BHS 201: Introduction to Public Health (offered Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters
- Core Courses, 30 Credits
- BHS 300: Intro to Research Methods* (offered Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters)
- BHS 305: Healthcare Systems, Policy, and Advocacy (offered Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters)
- BHLTH 435: Foundations & Principles of Health Education & Communication (offered Autumn quarter only)
- BHLTH 436: Intro to Management & Leadership for Health Professionals (offered Spring quarter only)
- BHLTH 437: Program Planning and Strategies for Health Promotion (offered Winter quarter only)
- BHLTH 438: Program Evaluation for Health Education & Promotion (offered Spring quarter only)
*BHS 300 may be substituted for another introductory research methods course with approval. BHS 210 is a pre-/co-requisite to BHS 300. If you would like to pursue a course substitution petition for BHS 300 or a pre-requisite exception request to enroll in BHS 300, contact your advisor for assistance.
Total Credits for Minor: 35 Credits (with the inclusion of the prerequisite course)
Health Studies Majors: (20 credits)
Student Testimonials
Declare This Minor
- Current UWB students: contact your academic advisor as early as possible to plan out the coursework and check for prerequisites.
- Prospective students: You can declare this minor once you are a UWB student and in a major. If you’d like to learn more about this minor, meet with an admission counselor.
Petition a Requirement
- Current UWB students: contact your academic advisor. Petitions are reviewed during the Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters only. Petitions must be submitted by the 6th week of the quarter in order to be reviewed and processed prior to the end of the quarter.
- Prospective students: If you believe you’ve taken an equivalent course and are not yet in the minor, meet with an admission counselor.