社区卫生，卫生科学学士

为什么要研究社区健康?

健康 and 健康care is often focused on the individual to diagnose and treat illnesses. 然而, 社区卫生是一项以人口为基础的保健方案, that can offer an entire community the access and opportunity to experience advanced healthcare that fits their unique situation and challenges.

在十大电子游艺注册立大学，我们的 社区卫生专业卫生科学学士学位 program seeks to promote positive health and wellness programs at both the community and individual levels. Explore the available concentrations and curriculum as you prepare for your career goals in this diverse and essential industry. 社区的健康从个人层面开始. 十大电子游艺注册立社区健康科学学士学位 健康 prepares students to plan, implement, evaluate health and wellness programs. 注重文化竞争力, 学生有能力对不同人群的健康产生积极影响, 注重消除卫生差距和改善卫生公平.

同时注重个人健康选择和社区项目, the 社区卫生专业卫生科学学士学位 at 十大电子游艺注册立大学 connects you to a range of policies, 技能, advocacy approaches to promote positive solutions at the community and individual levels. Here are some tasks that community health professionals also known as 健康 Educators may take on in health and healthcare, 社区中心, 学校系统, 或者是非营利性的情况:

• 将患者连接到相关的医疗保健服务
• 倡导社区需要
• 开展外展活动，提高社区的健康意识
• 向社区成员和卫生保健工作者通报卫生问题
• 作为技术人员执行医疗保健服务
• 继续你的教育，推进你的医疗事业

How graduates of the community health program work within a community depends on their chosen concentration; while a community health graduate’s primary goal is to increase awareness, 促进积极的卫生做法和服务, 在社区层面实施和评估项目, 这个目标可以通过几个服务来实现.

社区 健康 majors choose between three concentrations to advance their area of academic and professional interest:

• 终身健康促进
• Pre-健康职业
• 药物滥用的基础

 

健康和生命科学途径

如果你是一名合格的新生, 你可以选择健康和生命科学途径, with eleven tracks structured to prepare you for the graduate-level study needed in many health professions. 在这条道路中，有保证的专业健康轨道, which guarantees admission to our masters (occupational therapy and communication disorders) and doctoral (physical therapy) programs as long as GPA and curriculum requirements are met. 如果你没有达到赛道的标准, 你可以继续学习健康和生命科学专业.

研究生课程可以帮助你实现你的职业目标. 无论是攻读医学学位还是博士学位.D., 或其他研究生教育, 这个途径为你提供了职业治疗师培训的课程选择, 物理治疗师, 或其他专业职业. 和你的导师讨论一下你的职业目标，看看这个方向是否适合你. You’ll not only need to consider successful completion of the program coursework but also prepare for entrance exams and applications to transition to a graduate program in the healthcare field.

实现你的职业目标

Coursework in a 社区卫生专业卫生科学学士学位 focuses on cultural competency, 健康促进, 实现, 评价, 发展研究技能. 具体的课程取决于你的专注程度, 但所有的学生都接受了一门涉及社区话题的核心课程. 以下是核心课程的一些主题:

• 社区卫生及通讯
• 社区卫生系统和理论
• 流行病学
• 健康促进和教育
• 研究方法
• 文化能力

这些构成了分析的主干, 交际, 而医学知识需要实现各种各样的职业目标. Consider the various concentrations to find out how a community health degree from 十大电子游艺注册立大学 can help you take the next step in your career. Prepare for a career in one of these particular areas to hone your courses and tailor your experience to your future career.

Employment for community health professionals and health educators is expected to grow by 16% over the next decade—much faster than the national average of all occupations (Bureau of Labor Statistics). 

浓度:

These three concentrations guide the program, both in academic interest and professional development. 每个浓度包括基本的社区卫生课程的核心, but they offer separate areas of research and advocacy that can help promote different voices in a community.

终身健康促进

Protect and improve community health through evidence-based methods and prepares for careers in Public 健康, 其中可能包括生物统计学, 流行病学, 健康教育和社区健康. 本专业的课程涵盖了广泛的问题, 比如健康行为和营养, 替代医学和传统医学, 以及流行病和灾害对社区卫生的影响.

This broad concentration offers an overview of community health for individuals in various life situations. Courses in aging and physical activity promote programs for elderly members of a community, while leadership and communication courses help students connect with members across the lifespan of a particular community.

Pre-健康职业

Prepare to meet prerequisites required for various advanced health professions degrees such as Occupational Therapy, 物理治疗, 医师助理, 医学, 牙科, 和营养. The specific pre-requisites vary depending upon which health profession the student intends to pursue.

因为不同专业学位课程的先决条件各不相同, 这种集中更加个性化. Students work with their academic advisors to discuss their health profession goals and select the courses that prepare them for entry into a professional program. The coursework necessary to enter into a dentistry program varies considerably from a public health or physician assistant degree.

药物滥用的基础

支持遭受药物滥用问题困扰的客户和社区. 课程着重于成瘾研究，包括评估和转诊等问题, 系统的影响, 以及临床技术, preparing students to tackle substance abuse issues at both the individual and community levels.

个人层面的课程包括精神药理学, 从上瘾中恢复的过程, 对药物滥用采取系统的方法. 在社区层面, courses address community-based prevention strategies and communicating community needs with healthcare providers.

黑洞社区健康概况

拥有社区卫生学位可以获得的工作和薪水

因为专业的数量, 高级学位, 以及在社区卫生界的角色, 这个学位有相当多的工作和薪水. Professional positions typically require successful completion of a postgraduate program, 而其他工作则在毕业后立即提供. Here are common roles and salaries for community health professionals and health educator jobs: 

• 个人及家庭服务: $38,290
• 门诊护理中心:$40,990
• 社会倡导组织:$47,450
• 健康教育专家:$64,680

These are just a few examples of the many healthcare roles and the surrounding community available to graduates of the 社区 健康 degree at 十大电子游艺注册立大学. If you wish to pursue a graduate degree, additional degrees and salaries can be available.

今天探索申请流程

从今天十大电子游艺注册 芝加哥的南国. 作为一所位于繁华城市边缘的小学校， 十大电子游艺注册立大学 uniquely positions students in a range of intersecting communities. Work with groups within the Chicago Metro area to perform critical healthcare and advocacy roles. 适用于今天 看看你能如何发展你的事业或迈出社区卫生的第一步. Work closely with professors and advisors through small class sizes and mentorship programs to make a difference in your community’s health.

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