{"id":23330,"date":"2022-12-05T11:48:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T11:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=23330"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:14:09","slug":"health-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/undergraduate\/health-studies","title":{"rendered":"Health Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-purple-300-color has-text-color has-link-color has-h-4-font-size wp-elements-db6e64aca5b6b25a024704ea9e4475a2\">Understand health, explore solutions, and make a difference in communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/MS-Capital.jpg\" alt=\"Three women in front of Washington State Capital\" class=\"wp-image-25254 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/MS-Capital.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/06\/MS-Capital-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The <strong>Bachelor of Arts in Health Studies <\/strong>prepares you to understand the factors that shape health and well-being and develop the knowledge and skills to make a meaningful difference in public health. Through engaging coursework and applied learning, you will explore how social, biological, environmental, and systemic factors influence health across diverse populations and discover ways to improve health outcomes for individuals and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program opens the door to opportunities in public and global health, health management and administration, nonprofit and community services, community organizing, mental health services, and healthcare outreach. Additionally, it provides a strong foundation for advanced study in public health, clinical health professions, pre-med, social work, and other health-related fields.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Program Distinctions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hybrid and online classes for greater scheduling flexibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An upstream approach to studying health to recognize how social, political, economic and geographical trends can shape outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social justice framework to better understand and address health inequities and systems of oppression with local and global perspectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-engaged learning to provide hands-on skill building to deepen understanding of health systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Areas of study and electives designed to further prepare you for a career in a health related field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Areas of Study and Minors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Social and biological determinants of health, health policy and analysis, health education, community engagement, and global health perspectives are areas of study within the degree. Additionally, the program offers three minors: <strong>Global Health, Health Studies<\/strong>, and <strong>Health Education and Promotion<\/strong>. These minors open to students in any major and are designed to strengthen your knowledge of the field and expand your education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-gold-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/portal\/program-info-sessions?tab=nhs\">Attend and Info Session<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-gold-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/register\/request_appointment\">Request More Info<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-gold-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.uwb.edu\/apply\/\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Health Studies in the News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-32537 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-studies category-nhs category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-uni-sans-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-22T10:16:25-07:00\">July 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-6-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/news\/2026\/07\/22\/for-kaitlyn-blackmon-hs-degree-propels-toward-dream-job\" target=\"_self\" >For Kaitlyn Blackmon, HS Degree Propels Toward &#8220;Dream Job&#8221;<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-32012 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-chancellor category-health-studies category-nhs category-students category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-uni-sans-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-01T09:33:09-07:00\">July 1, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-6-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/nhs\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/health-studies-student-earns-2026-chancellors-medal\" target=\"_self\" >Health Studies Student Earns 2026 Chancellor&#8217;s Medal<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thin\" \/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-31143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-studies category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-uni-sans-font-family\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-15T08:20:08-08:00\">December 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-6-font-size\"><a 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