College of Education and Professional Studies
Public Health
Minor
Minor in Public Health
The study of public health focuses on helping communities achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
An important aspect of this process involves empowering people to change the factors that influence their health. If promoting the welfare of your community and friends is close to your heart, this minor may enhance your current studies or encourage you to consider a whole new field. Our Public Health Minor at CWU is an excellent supporting option if you are interested in health and society.
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What You'll Study
Academic Catalog | Health Sciences Department Website
Courses
- PUBH 230 - Foundations of Public and Community Health
- PUBH 250 - Introduction to Health Policy and Systems
- PUBH 311 - Cross Cultural Practices for Health and Medicine
- PUBH 324 - Infectious and Non-infectious Disease
Department-Approved Electives
- HED 101 - Essentials for Healthy Living
- HED 310 - Drugs and Health
- HED 387 - Principles of Stress Management and Health Promotion
- PUBH 209 - Consumer Health
- PUBH 240 - Writing in the Health Sciences
- PUBH 298 - Special Topics
- PUBH 299 - Seminar
- PUBH 310 - Community Health
- PUBH 317 - Global Health Issues and Solutions
- PUBH 318 - The Politics of Food and Health
- PUBH 320 - Environmental Health
- PUBH 351 - Community Building Strategies for Public Health
- PUBH 370 - Contemporary Issues in Public Health
- PUBH 375 - Theories of Health Behavior
- PUBH 376 - Community Food Strategies: Campus Garden
- PUBH 380 - Epidemiology
- PUBH 396 - Individual Study
- PUBH 397 - Honors
- PUBH 398 - Special Topics
- PUBH 399 - Seminar
- PUBH 411 - Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Management
- PUBH 413 - Health Disparities in Rural and Frontier Communities
- PUBH 420 - Women’s Health Issues
- PUBH 421 - Maternal and Child Health
- PUBH 422 - Community Health Communication and Promotion
- PUBH 445 - Professionalism in Public Health
- PUBH 448 - Sexual Health
- PUBH 460 - Public Health Ethics
- PUBH 465 - Research Experience in Public Health
- PUBH 470 - Public Health Programming
- PUBH 471 - Program Planning
- PUBH 472 - Program Implementation and Evaluation
- PUBH 475 - Community Health Administration
- PUBH 479 - Senior Seminar in Public Health
- PUBH 480 - Grant Seeking and Administration in Public Health
- PUBH 490 - Cooperative Education
- PUBH 496 - Individual Study
- PUBH 497 - Honors
- PUBH 498 - Special Topics
- PUBH 499 - Seminar
Career Options
Broaden your career prospects by adding specialized public health knowledge to your resume, making you more competitive in various health-related fields.
Learn from Experts
Benefit from instruction by experienced faculty who are experts in public health, ensuring you receive a high-quality education grounded in real-world experience.
Prepare for Advanced Studies
Use the Public Health minor as a steppingstone to graduate studies in public health, healthcare administration, or related fields.
Tailor Your Education
Choose from a variety of elective courses within the minor, allowing you to focus on the areas of public health that interest you the most, such as global health or health promotion.
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The best way to discover what makes CWU so special is to experience it yourself.
Why Study Health Science at Central?
- Gain experience through labs and internships that apply classroom learning to real-world health challenges
- Our programs support an interdisciplinary approach that lets you explore various fields like nutrition, public health, and physiology, preparing you for a wide range of careers
- You'll learn in the new Health Sciences building, featuring an ambulance simulator and an environmental chamber that can simulate altitudes and temperatures, and so much more
