About the Program

Health Promotion Sciences is founded on a social-ecological framework that utilizes a strategic combination of health promotion approaches (environmental, universal, selected, and indicated) specifically designed to improve health outcomes for an entire population. The health promotion sciences curriculum expands on traditional health education to identify and change policies, sociocultural norms, and systemic biases that contribute to poor health in populations. All coursework utilizes applied learning experiences through faculty-directed research, community-based learning, internships, and cooperative education. Graduates are prepared for careers in regional and local health promotion programs in business, industry, nonprofit agencies, government, health-care organizations, as well as health planning and improvement agencies.

About the Health, Nutrition, and Dietetics Department

334 Caudell Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-5913
Fax: (716) 878-5834
https://hnd.buffalostate.edu/

Program Requirements

Required Courses (6 credit hours)
HEW 322 PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH PROMOTION SCIENCES 3
HEW 326 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYTICS 3

Electives (9 credit hours)
HEW 411 CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS
HEW 412 COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS
HEW 426 APPLIED DATA ANALYSIS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION SCIENCES
HEW 488 INTERNSHIP (6-9)

Total Credit Hours 15