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Do you enjoy working with and helping people?<\/strong>
Do you value making a difference in the community?<\/strong><\/p>\n
Do you want to learn the science of human performance?<\/strong>
Do you enjoy working with and helping people?<\/strong><\/p>\nHere are just a few things our Public Health graduates have become:<\/h4>\n
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Here are just a few things our Exercise Science graduates have become:<\/h4>\n
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What are WOU Public Health and Exercise Science alumni doing in their communities?<\/h2>\n