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Health Promotion involves enabling individuals to enhance their overall wellness across physical, mental, and social dimensions. Specialists in this field serve as skilled communicators and solution-finders, developing strategies to boost health outcomes for diverse populations. At the University of Iowa, Health Promotion students achieve an exceptional 96% success rate on the Certified Health Education Specialist examination. Our comprehensive, research-backed curriculum paired with hands-on learning experiences equips graduates for professional success.
Iowa's Department of Health and Human Physiology offers flexible degree programs tailored to students with diverse academic goals.
Our faculty prioritize both instruction and groundbreaking research. Their investigations examine factors influencing lifestyle choices, implement health behavior interventions, and study the physiological advantages of positive health changes. Researchers engage with various groups, from children and seniors to expectant mothers and clinical patients, often partnering with colleagues from the Carver College of Medicine and College of Public Health.