In the liberal arts tradition, the major in Health and Wellness Promotion is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to promote health, wellness, and high quality of life among individuals, groups and populations, with a focus on healthy lifestyle choices and supportive environments. The program includes instruction in health promotion, nutrition, physical activity, mental and emotional health, anatomy and physiology, chronic disease process and prevention, health equity, and other key health topics and concepts. Students develop skills in individual wellness; health education and communication; health research methods and health program planning, implementation, and evaluation. The curriculum emphasizes culturally-sensitive and multi-level health promotion in a variety of settings, such as schools, worksites, older adult care centers, health care facilities and communities.
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