This course will examine the philosophy, rationale, & guidelines for developing health promotion programs in a worksite setting. The educational organizational, social & environment supports for behaviors conducive to positive health outcomes & improved work performance will be examined. Strategies that impact employee health along with theories of behavior change & human motivation will be discussed.

This course focuses on health promotion & disease prevention across the lifespan to improve population health & well-being. Students will learn foundations of health promotion & will integrate methods of epidemiological & evaluation methods to plan & assess effective interventions. They will explore innovative approaches, strategies, & practices across systems to reduce health disparities, address determinants of health, & engage communities & stakeholders in creating environments for healthy living & wellness

Practicum associated with Methods Course for Research in Practice Concentration. Prerequisite: Instructor Permission

The Applied Practice is a planned, supervised & evaluated work experience with an organization that contributes to the health of a community. Students apply skills learned in the program to a real-world setting & work toward achieving competencies. Placements are selected based on the interests & needs of the student. A min of 50 hours is required; placements may occur during an academic year, one semester or over summer.

Supervised Clinical Research

Introduce students to R, an open-source software environment for statistical computing & graphics & RStudio. Students will learn essential R concepts, how to access various R packages, & how to do data analysis & graphics in the R environment Prereqs: PHS 7000, PHS 7170.

Supervised Independent Research

Non-Topical Research