MPH in Health Education & Wellness Coaching Online

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Become a leader in helping people change lives.

The program leading to MPH degree in Health Education/Wellness Coaching Online allows students to achieve the competencies necessary to promote health and wellness to individuals and communities alike. The integration of health education and wellness coaching courses will provide the students with a combination of cutting-edge skills in health and wellness, health education, health coaching, and whole person care.

Along with the knowledge of lifestyle-related diseases, health, nutrition, and fitness, the wellness coaching component of the curriculum delivers motivational and behavioral skills needed to enable graduates to become a part of the rapidly growing field helping individuals achieve optimal wellness.

The health education component of the program focuses on educational, interpersonal, community, and legislative factors that promote positive health behaviors. The curriculum emphasizes interventions based on scientific data and established behavioral and learning theories that promote public health through the processes of education and community organization.

Along with the knowledge of lifestyle-related diseases, health, nutrition, and fitness, the wellness coaching component of the curriculum delivers motivational and behavioral skills needed to enable graduates to become a part of the rapidly growing field helping individuals achieve optimal wellness.

Coursework for the Health Education/Wellness Coaching program is online (combination of synchronous & asynchronous coursework)

Students who complete the curriculum may function as workplace wellness coordinators, health educators and health coaches in a variety of public and private settings. They are academically prepared to conduct community assessments; design, implement, and evaluate health education interventions; organize health promotion efforts; and assist individuals and communities to better utilize techniques of health behavior change.

Professional practice is addressed during the laboratory and field experience portions of the curriculum. Students may develop skills while working in community agencies, healthcare, school, and worksite settings.

Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for the following credentialing examinations

• CPH – offered by the National Board of Public Health Examiners, https://www.nbphe.org
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) or MCHES— offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc., http://www.nchec.org/
• Physical Activity in Public Health Specialist (PAPHS), offered by American College of Sports Medicine, https://www.acsm.org/get-stay-certified
• National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach – offered by National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, https://nbhwc.org/