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Community Health, B.A.
The Community Health B.A. program utilizes multiple frameworks for a justice-oriented approach to community health. Our goal is to examine how social and physical environments intersect with personal behavior, and how these factors impact access to, and utilization of, health promoting programs. We engage in our community to examine the systemic changes needed to support the health and wellbeing of marginalized populations on individual and population levels.
Why this Program
An Interdisciplinary Approach
We draw on knowledge and skills from many disciplines, like economics, ethnic studies, kinesiology, Native American studies, and public health to provide a well-rounded approach to community health.
Hands-On Learning
We facilitate internships that allow you to apply theoretical knowledge, gain real-world exposure, and make informed career choices.
Social Justice
Our focus on humanization and social justice supports community health students to make a lasting difference in their communities.
Program Emphases
This emphasis enables students to increase the capacities of healthcare systems through case management, assistance to patients in navigating the financial realities of healthcare, and translation and interpretation within the healthcare setting.
This emphasis enables students to study the dynamics of working with people to support health at community and population levels. Knowledge and skills in engaging communities is utilized to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs.
Did you know?
Issues around equitable access to healthcare and health related programs are more important than ever before. Marginalized and rural communities are substantially more vulnerable to healthcare challenges, and in order to aid individuals in improving their health, practitioners must also have a deep understanding of the political and societal complexities of health and the US healthcare system.
Careers
The B.A. in Community Health equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the dynamic landscape of health promotion through careers in:
- Corporate Wellness
- University Student Health Education Coordinator
- Patient Navigator
- Patient Care Coordinator
- Patient Advocate
- Interdisciplinary Medical Consultant
- Social Medicine Coordinator
- Community Health Educator / Community Health Worker
- Community Health Center Operations Manager
- Arts in Medicine Program Administrator