Health Science Health Promotion - Boise State University

Health Science Health Promotion from Boise State University is a Campus Master Health Science degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Health Promotion emphasis area includes a number of courses and experiential opportunities designed to broadly train experts to promote health in various sectors of public life. Emphasis is placed on preventing disease and disability in healthy populations, and encouraging healthy behaviors and lifestyle choices. Health promotion professionals are employed in a variety of settings, including schools, fitness and wellness centers, nursing homes, and a number of public and non-profit service agencies, and address important health issues such as nutrition, exercise, tobacco, alcohol, and substance use, and health care utilization. The courses in this emphasis area prepare students to work in these settings and to address these issues. Current Issues in Health Policy (MHLTHSCI 550) addresses a variety of issues related to health promotion , and particularly focuses on the health care system in terms of access to and quality of health care. Health Promotion (MHLTHSCI 570) focuses on the development and implementation of programs designed to improve public health across a variety of dimensions, including nutrition, exercise, and substance use and abuse. Community Psychology (PSYC 438G) addresses mental health promotion , focusing particularly on preventing the development of mental health problems through community interventions. Students completing an emphasis in Health Promotion are also allowed to select one of several courses that enable them to tailor their education to the type of work they would like to do in the future. These courses include: Marketing for Health Professionals (MHLTHSCI 529), which is particularly valuable for those who plan to work in education or health communication; Grant Writing (MHLTHSCI 572), which helps prepare professionals to solicit external funding for health-related programs and research; the Psychology of Health (PSYC 331G), which broadly addresses psychological mechanisms involved in health-related behavior change; Public Budgeting and Financial Administration (PUBADM 504), which is particularly suited for professionals who will manage publicly-funded health programs; and Qualitative Social Research Methods (SOC 502), which will enhance the training of those who plan to engage in health promotion research. As noted above, health promotion is a broad field, and graduate training in this area prepares professionals to work in a variety of different occupational settings. A list of organizations that past graduates have worked for, or are qualified to work for, include: Boise School District Boise State University Wellness Center Healthwise Idaho Department of Health and Welfare View more details on Boise State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Science courses.