community health
This program prepares you to work with individuals, groups and communities to promote health and prevent disease and disability. You’ll develop professional skills that include coordinating health education services, sharing accurate health information and teaching classes on positive personal health. Picture someone aiding residents of underserved areas or assisting in third-world countries to help the population learn about healthy life skills.
credits required for the Community Health Education major
students enrolled in the Community Health Education program
students per class on average in the Community Health Education program
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of students are assigned multiple advisers devoted to guiding them through their four years at WOU
Sample four-year degree plan
Learning outcomes
- Plan effective strategies, interventions and programs based on assessment of individual and community needs
- Implement and evaluate programs
- Coordinate, communicate and advocate for research-based practices
Career opportunities
- Health program coordinator
- Health education specialist
- Prevention specialist
- Health promotion programmer
- Grant writer
Related majors
Faculty
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8999 | armstroj@wou.edu | RWEC 229
ERIC BRUCE
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8075 | brucee@wou.edu | RWEC 236
DORIS CANCEL-TIRADO
Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8470 | canceltd@wou.edu | RWEC 241
MARITA CARDINAL
Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8023 | cardinm@wou.edu | RWEC 243
BRIAN CASTER
Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8364 | casterb@wou.edu | RWEC 244
BRANDON CLAGGETT
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9217 | claggettb@wou.edu | RWEC 247
LEANNE CUSACK
Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9041 | cusackl@wou.edu | RWEC 237
MADDIE DIRREN
Project Coordinator, Health & Exercise Science
dirrenm@wou.edu
DAN DOWHOWER
Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9042 | dowhowerd@wou.edu | RWEC 242
LAURA ELLINGSON-SAYEN
Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9428 | ellingsonsayenl@wou.edu | RWEC 245
AMY HAMMERMEISTER JORDAN
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8509 | hammerma@wou.edu | RWEC 234
TOM KELLY
NTT Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8256 | kellyt@wou.edu | RWEC 232
JENNY LEON-PEREZ
Project Coordinator, Health & Exercise Science
leonperezj@wou.edu
JENNA OTTO
Administrative Program Assistant, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8908 | ottoj@wou.edu | RWEC 239
MEGAN PATTON-LOPEZ
Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9308 | pattonlm@wou.edu | RWEC 240
JANET ROBERTS
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8446 | robertsjl@wou.edu | RWEC 231
KIMBERLY ROGERS
Visiting Assistant Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8262 | rogersk@wou.edu | RWEC 245
SHAWN SELLERS
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8985 | sellerss@wou.edu | RWEC 249
JENNIFER TAYLOR-WINNEY
Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8923 | taylorj@wou.edu | RWEC 233
GAY TIMKEN
Professor, Division Chair, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-8217 | timkeng@wou.edu | RWEC 238
EMILY VALA-HAYNES
Associate Professor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9256 | valahaynese@wou.edu | RWEC 235
LOREN WISNIEWSKI
NTT Instructor, Health & Exercise Science
503-838-9291 | wisniewl@wou.edu | RWEC 258