Community Health Services Major (B.S.H.)

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Major code BS8105

College of Health and Human Services
School of Health Sciences
Grover Center E317
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4675
Fax: 740.593.0555
http://www.ohio.edu/healthsciences/

Tania Basta, contact person

This program prepares health professionals for positions in community/public health. A community health educator might be employed at a health department, service organization, volunteer agency, state or federal health agency, or a work place. The goal is to improve the health of their clients/employees and to lower healthcare expenditures. The health educator is responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs. In addition to these responsibilities, the health educator is expected to coordinate health programs, as they communicate effectively and serve as a resource in the community. A Bachelor of Science in Health will be awarded to those students completing the prescribed course of study and officially applying for degree conferral.

After the completion of the degree requirements, students are eligible to sit for the National Certified Health Specialist (CHES) examination. Once passed, this certification enables them to work as a Health Educator in a multitude of work settings.

Health Education Core

HLTH 202 - Introduction to Health and Lifestyle Choices Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 203 - Foundations in Health Education Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 204 - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 205 - Preventing HIV and STIs Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 215 - Violence in America Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 217 - Introduction to Health Care Organizations Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 230 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
HLTH 270 - Family and Consumer Health Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 300 - Worksite Health Credit Hours: 2
HLTH 320 - Strategies for Communicating Health Information Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 345 - School Health Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 390 - Community Health Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 412 - International Health Programming Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 464 - Community Health Services Practicum Credit Hours: 15
HLTH 489 - Community Health Planning and Administration Credit Hours: 4

Select one course from the following:

HLTH 210 - Health of Women Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 212 - Controlling Stress and Tension Credit Hours: 4

Select one course from the following:

HCCF 380 - Death and Dying Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 290 - Health Aspects of Aging Credit Hours: 4

Health Science Core

BIOS 221 - Microbes and Humans Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 225 - Genetics in Human Society Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 345 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4
EH 260 - Introduction to Environmental Health and Safety Credit Hours: 4
EH 275 - Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Credit Hours: 4
HLTH 330 - Community Health Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
PSY 221 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Credit Hours: 5

Select from the following:

BIOS 130 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 5
BIOS 131 - Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 5
or
BIOS 345 - Human Physiology Credit Hours: 4

Select one of the following science options (3 courses):

Option One:

BIOS 103 - Human Biology I:Basic Principles Credit Hours: 5
BIOS 203 - Human Biology II: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BIOS 204 - Human Biology II Laboratory: Functional Anatomy Credit Hours: 1

Option Two:

BIOS 170 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5
BIOS 171 - Introduction to Zoology Credit Hours: 5
and either
BIOS 300 - Anatomy and Histology Credit Hours: 6
or
BIOS 301A - Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 3
and
BIOS 301B - Human Anatomy Lab Credit Hours: 2
(301A and 301B must be taken together to count as one course of the requirement.)

Required Related Courses

COMS 101 - Fundamentals of Human Communication Credit Hours: 4
HCFN 128 - Introduction to Nutrition Credit Hours: 4
MGT 202 - Management Credit Hours: 4
PSY 101 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 5
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 4

Internship, Practica, Field Experience, Senior Internship Registration Requirements

The College’s policy on internships, practica, field experiences, and senior internship requires that you be registered for the experience in the quarter(s) that you are actually fulfilling the requirements for the course. The only exception to this requirement is an experience that takes place over winter break, in which case you may register for the course during either fall or winter quarter.

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Community Health Services Major (B.S.H.)

Major code BS8105

Health Education Core

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Health Science Core

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