Health and Wellness Management

Faculty and Academic Staff

Glenn Carlson, Assistant Professor

Jeff Engstrom, Associate Professor

David Kroll, Assistant Professor

Ray Reinertsen, Senior Lecturer

William Simpson, Associate Professor

Health and Wellness Management Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Health and Wellness Management is an interdisciplinary program that helps students gain a broad understanding of the ways in which health care systems, health care costs, employee wellness programs and values of health/wellness management programs impact the work environment. Increasing healthcare costs and a growing number of healthcare coverage options will spur demand for professionals to develop strategically integrated wellness programs. In light of these trends, a few areas graduates of the Health and Wellness Management program will be able to help are:

Integrate a wide array of programs to enhance employee safety and wellness and improve work-life balance
Influence corporate/community productivity
Reduce health care costs
Engage management and leadership at multiple levels

The major is offered through online study in collaboration with partner universities UW-Stevens Point, UW- LaCrosse and UW- River Falls. It is based in the Health and Human Performance Department, and supported by the Distance Learning Center. Additional information is available at http://hwm.wisconsin.edu.