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Public Health Education and Promotion

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT-Houston)

  • A program that focuses on the application of educational and communications principles and methods to the promotion of preventive health measures and the education of targeted populations on health issues, and prepares individuals to function as public health educators and health promotion specialists. Includes instruction in human development; health issues across the life span; population-specific health issues; principles and methods of public health education; administration of health education campaigns and programs; evaluation methods; public communications; and applications to specific public health subjects and issues. Find Colleges Offering Public Health Education and Promotion Degree.
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    • Job Description
      Promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by assisting individuals and communities to adopt healthy behaviors. Collect and analyze data to identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies and environments. May also serve as a resource to assist individuals, other professionals, or the community, and may administer fiscal resources for health education programs.
      Salary and Wages

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 1,030
      • Average Annual Salary: $46,600
      • Average Hourly Rate: $22.40
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 61,546
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 77,664
      • Percent Job Growth: 26.19%
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Problem Sensitivity
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Recognition
      • Speech Clarity
    • Job Description
      Teach courses in health specialties, such as veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, therapy, laboratory technology, and public health.
      Important Abilities
      • Oral Comprehension
      • Written Comprehension
      • Oral Expression
      • Written Expression
      • Deductive Reasoning
      • Inductive Reasoning
      • Speech Clarity
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Public Health Education and Promotion
     TotalMasterDoctor
    Overall
    All Students28235
     
    By Gender
    Male312
    Female25223
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien312
    American Indian---
    Black33-
    Asian22-
    Hispanic321
    White13112
    Unknown44-
     
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      Austin, TX 78712
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 7
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
    • Classification: Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
     
     
     
    Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008