The Anderson University College of Health Professions has launched a new Bachelor of Science in Community and Public Health degree program.
Graduates of the Community and Public Health BS program will be prepared to actively participate in entry-level public health roles, contributing to the implementation and progression of all 10 essential public health services:
- Monitoring health status to identify and solve community health problems
- Investigating health problems and health hazards in the community
- Informing, educating and empowering people about health issues
- Mobilizing community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems
- Developing policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Linking people to needed personal health services and assuring the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable
- Assuring competent public and personal health care workforce
- Evaluating the effectiveness, accessibility and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Researching for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
The BS in Community and Public Health will also prepare students for further study in a Master of Public Health, Master in Healthcare Administration, or other graduate level programs. The program will include a senior capstone course involving an internship/experiential learning with internship partners such as community health agencies ranging from community-level to state agencies. Other possible internship settings include emergency and disaster management organizations, hospital settings, environmental health, epidemiology or health promotion and disease prevention organizations.
Details are available on the program website.