Health and Human Performance - Community Health Promotion - Concentration

UW-Superior's community health promotion concentration focuses on fitness, health and disease prevention. Students selecting this program often pursue public health careers, such as federal food inspector or sanitarian.

Degrees and Majors/Minors:

Major: Physical Education

• Community Health Promotion Concentration

What can you do with a degree in Community Health Promotion from UW-Superior?

The HHP major in Community Health Promotion prepares the student to work with individuals, groups, and families in the worksite, university, nonprofit or governmental setting, providing a solid foundational program combined with certifications, and offering practical experience through internship. Community Health Promotion majors can minor in Sports Management, Human Performance & Health Promotion or Coaching to enhance career opportunities.

The Community Health Promotion major leads to many community health fields such as:

• Nursing
• Corporate Trainer
• Drug and Alcohol Counselor
• Health Information Administrator/Technician
• Wellness Coordinator
• AIDS Educator
• Weight Management Specialist
• Personal Stress Manager
• Industrial Hygienist
• Hospital/Managed Care Administrator
• Community Health Educator
• Fitness Instructor
• Data Specialist
• Dietician
• Occupational Therapist
• Chiropractic
• Physician Assistant
• Mental Health Program Manager

Work Activities in Community Health Promotion might be to:

• Monitor health status to identify community health problems
• Observe and investigate health problems and hazards in the community
• Inform, educate and empower people about health issues
• Build community partnerships and coalitions to identify and solve health problems
• Develop policies which support individual and community health promotion
• Enforce laws and regulations which protect health and safety
• Research new solutions to identified health problems
• Provide screening services for individuals
• Develop public media campaigns
• Act to change government policy
  

Employment Settings:

• Nonprofit Organization
• Assisted Living Facility
• Chiropractic Office
• Community Center
• Dance Studio
• Hospital
• Health Club
• Health Insurance Company
• International Health Organization
• Mental Health Facility
• Nursing Care Facility
• Pharmaceutical Sales Industry
• Private Health Clinic
• Public Health Agency
• Rehabilitation Center
• Substance Abuse Clinic
• University Health Center
• Youth Center