The health of individuals, families, and the community is of primary interest to health professionals. Medical doctors, nurses, dieticians, and many others are dedicating their lives to the protection of the health of our society.
Health educators are an integral component of the health team serving our nation.
Health educators serve in schools, voluntary health agencies, hospitals, clinics, health departments and in business and industry. This program includes a series of classes in education and a major in School Health Education. The purpose of the major is to prepare individuals to assume health education responsibilities within the public or private school systems. The major consists of 45 credits in health education and additional course work in education and a teaching minor. School health majors will take course work in drug education, human sexuality, mental health, nutrition, human physiology, pathology of disease, epidemiology, biostatistics, enviornmental health, first aid and other health topics.