Modern health care extends beyond the hospital and into local neighborhoods. Whether it means ensuring everyone has access to nutritious and fresh foods or providing vulnerable populations with preventative checkups, health care is now a community matter.

The BS in Community Health develops leaders who are dedicated to addressing health challenges at their source and creating partnerships with both public and private organizations to leverage resources. By creating a community-wide response to these challenges, graduates can better advocate for patients and provide education opportunities for people of all backgrounds.

Students with an interest in community change find this degree prepares them as informed health activists, organizers, planners and well-rounded members of the local, regional and national community.

Key program areas of emphasis:

advocacy for diverse individuals, families and communities
providing health education, health promotion and care coordination
providing understanding of environmental concerns and their impact on health
understanding components of a healthy, sustainable community
Graduates of this program provide health education, health promotion, care coordination, disease management, health care navigation and advocacy services for individuals, families and communities.

This degree program has the same prerequisites as the nursing major; therefore, students may transition seamlessly to this program and obtain a bachelor's degree in a health-related field.