Community Health Education (HEB-CH)
Students with an interest in community and public health education complete coursework focused on illness and disease prevention among special target groups within a particular community, with the ultimate goal of providing practical health information to diverse population groups through the use of theory-driven educational methods. Community health and public health educators generally find employment in local, state or national governmental health agencies (State or County Health Departments, CDC, NIH) and in voluntary public health units such as the American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes and Planned Parenthood.

Population groups that are usually encountered in community and public health education settings include people of lower socioeconomic status, older adult populations, and school-aged adolescents and teenagers. Some examples of interest areas of Community Health Educators include teenage pregnancy prevention, prevention of STI transmission, alcohol, tobacco and drug education to prevent substance abuse, and prenatal health education. Also, because many non-profit organizations depend heavily on funds from various state and federal grants, community and public health educators may also be exposed to and manage grant-writing and fund-raising projects.

Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 overall GPA and 2.0 tracking GPA to remain in this specialization.