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Public health experts dedicate their efforts to disease and injury prevention by advocating for wellness. This curriculum equips you to tackle worldwide health challenges by managing infectious diseases and minimizing environmental risks, violence, substance misuse, and accidents. You'll explore how factors like income, surroundings, and healthcare availability influence wellbeing. Additionally, you'll develop competencies to design, execute, and assess educational initiatives, serve as an information source, manage services, and advance health fairness.
This program aims to provide comprehensive foundational training in Public Health principles applicable across various health fields and advanced studies. The curriculum emphasizes community wellness initiatives within the wider public health framework. Available at NAU-Flagstaff and online, this degree requires a distinct application procedure for the distance learning option - visit the Health Sciences Distance Learning site for details.