Public Health Risk Behavior

Students with this credential understand health risks associated with specific patterns of behavior, why people engage in health risk behaviors, and methods of prevention. Students can identify theoretical constructs to explain health behaviors and develop strategies for harm reduction and/or prevention of disease.

Program Requirements: Students will take 12 credits of classes. At least 6 credits must be within the Department of Behavioral and Community Health and 6 credits may be taken outside the department. No more than 6 credits of independent study may be used, and must be separated into two different content areas. Students must earn a C- or higher in each of the courses.

Approved courses

Applicable HLTH Coursework (at least 2 courses):

HLTH106: Drug Use and Abuse
HLTH242: Sex in the City
HLTH246: The U.S. Tobacco Epidemic
HLTH285: Controlling Stress and Tension
HLTH352: Portrayal of Drug Use and Addiction on Screen: Does Hollywood Get it Right?
HLTH374: Drugged, Drowsy, and Distracted Driving: Traffic Safety Issues for the New Millennium
HLTH377: Human Sexuality
HLTH476: Death Education
Guided Independent Study with DBCH faculty person (must be approved)

General examples of applicable classes that could be taken outside of the major (maximum of 2 courses):

CCJS225: Responses to Violence
CCJS 325: Slavery in the 21st Century: Combatting Human Trafficking
CCJS346: Domestic Violence
EDCP 210: Peer Counseling Skills and Mental Health Advocacy
EDHD320: Human Development Through the Life Span
ENST 233: Introduction to Environmental Health
FMSC170: Future of Families-Issues and Controversies
FMSC431: Family Crises and Intervention
FMSC460: Violence in Families
EDHD221: Aggression and Violence in Everyday Life: Can Violence be Prevented?
KNES 286: Empowering Healthy Physical Activity
KNES 350: The Psychology of Sport and Exercise
KNES 360: Physiology of Exercise
KNES 498J:Special Topics in Kinesiology; Equity & Diversity: Contemporary Issues in Physical Activity Participation & Health
NFSC 100: Elements of Nutrition
NFSC 103: Nutrition and Sports Performance
NFSC 220: Diet-Is It a Cause or Solution?
NFSC 315: Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
NFSC 470: Community Nutrition (NFSC 315 is a pre-req)
NFSC 498L: Special Topics: Diet and Optimal Human Health
NFSC 498M: Study Abroad: Health Implications of the Mediterranean Diet and Culture

PEER Education: 3 credits

PSYC 318D: Community Interventions: Theory and Research; Community Interventions: Domestic Violence
PSYC 319D: Community Interventions: Service Learning
PSYC 346: Death, Dying and Grieving: What Future Healthcare Professionals Need to Know
SOCY 227: Introduction to the Study of Deviance
SOCY 236: Gender and Health
SOCY 335/4891: Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCY 398A: Special Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCY 413: Sociology of Aging
SOCY 4980: Sociology of Mental Health
URSP 250: The Sustainable City: Exploring Opportunities and Change