Lead the Charge Against Lifestyle Diseases with a DrPH in Preventive Care

The online Doctorate of Public Health in Preventive Care program centers on studying chronic lifestyle-related diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Graduates are equipped to understand the leading causes of diseases and are adept at determining the most effective ways to prevent, improve, and even reverse them. Following the teaching, preaching, and healing model inspired by Jesus Christ, this program is tailored for working professionals seeking career growth opportunities.

In alignment with the Loma Linda Blue Zone Lifestyle traditions, the Preventive Care program incorporates principles that promote longevity and well-being. By embracing these time-tested practices, graduates gain a comprehensive understanding of preventive care and contribute to healthier communities through lifestyle interventions.

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Program Details

Learner Outcomes

Upon completion of the DrPH degree in Preventive Care, you will be able to: 

  • Design and implement wellness and lifestyle intervention protocols
  • Provide lifestyle assessment and counseling for patients with lifestyle-related diseases
  • Provide interventions for the prevention of chemical dependency
  • Contribute to the theory and practice of preventive care through research
  • Develop and conduct community and professional seminars and training programs
  • Provide clinical advice/consultancy to health professionals in the field of lifestyle medicine
  • Teach health prevention topics and courses at the college and university level

Benefits of the Program

Students are prepared to be certified health coaches by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaching upon fulfilling the appropriate board requirements.

Program Focus

The DrPH focuses on non-communicable diseases, often associated with lifestyle factors, genetic predisposition and environmental influences.

Graduation 2023

Preventive Care Longevity

Graduates in Preventive Care can address the combined influences of nutrition, exercise, stress, smoking, alcohol drinking, and other lifestyle factors on promoting health, preventing diseases, and acquiring longevity.

2023 faculty and graduates

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Joycelyn Peterson, DrPH-PC, RD, MS, Associate Professor, Director of Nutritional Sciences, School of Community Health and Policy, Morgan State University, MD

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Lee Berk, DrPH-PC, MPH,CHES, FACSM, CLS, Associate Dean for Research, Loma Linda University School of Allied Health Professionals, Research areas: Humor, immune System, Brain Health

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Gigi Kwok-Hinsley, DrPH-PC, MS, RDN, Senior Nutrition Research Clinical Investigator, Amway, Contract Instructor for Public Health Nutrition, West Coast University, CA Expertise: Research development of supplements, foods, and beverages.

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Edward Nathan, MBBS, DrPH-PC, MPH, Director of Lifestyle Center, Penang Adventist Hospital, Malaysia, Expertise: Smoking Cessation and NCD Prevention

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. David Nieman, DrPH-PC, FACSM, Professor, Director of Exercise Lab, Appalachian State University, NC, Research areas: Exercise, Nutrition and Immunology

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Carla Fider, DrPH-PC, MPH, ACE-CHC, ACE-WMS, Health and Wellness Coach at CVS Health, Roseville, CA, Adjunct Professor, Oakwood University, AL

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Don Hall, DrPH-PC, CHES, Business Owner of Wellsource, Inc, Designer of health assessment software and corporate worksite programs, Health Writer

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Rosario Sakamoto, DrPH-PC, MSN, CCRN, NP-BC, Assistant Professor, California State University Fullerton, CA, Adjunct Faculty, University of Phoenix, Southern California, and Loma Linda University

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Olivia Moses, DrPH-PC, MPH, NB-HWC, Assistant Vice-President at Corporate Health and Wellness, Loma Linda University, Director Loma Linda University Wholeness Institute.

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Wes Youngberg, DrPH-PC, MPH, CNS, FACLM, Director of Youngberg Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Temecula, CA, Expert on the reversion of diabetes and Alzheimer’s prevention, Health Writer

Preventive Care Graduate

Dr. Keyonna King, DrPH-PC, MA, Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health & Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Expertise: CBPR – Community-based Participatory Research

Wellness Coaching Certificate

Dr. Dos Santos displaying the Wellness Coaching certificate that all graduates will have received by the time they graduate. Having a wellness coaching certificate allows graduates to have their own practice and direct access to patients.

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Tuition and Fees

Get details on the standard cost of attendance by visiting the LLU website at- https://llu.edu/academics/programs/public-health-preventive-care-drph-online

Prerequisite

Prerequisite

In addition to the entrance requirements for all Dr.P.H. degrees, applicants to the preventive care concentration must have:

  • Anatomy and physiology (or equivalent to be evaluated by program director).

Corequisite

COREQUISITES

In addition to standard Dr.P.H. corequisites, the Dr.P.H. program in preventive care requires the following courses in addition to units required for the degree.  It is recommended these courses be taken early in the program.

HPRO 526 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction
HPRO 573 Exercise Physiology I
NUTR 529 Health Aspects of Vegetarian Eating

 

Meet The Program Director

Hildemar Dos Santos, MD, DrPH

The world needs the Preventive Care program because of its focus on the cause, prevention and lifestyle management of the most common diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and obesity. The Preventive Care DrPH program is one of the few exclusive doctoral-level and research-focused centered around preventing those diseases.

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