Empower healthier communities and transform lives with an online minor in Health Promotion—where you'll gain the skills to design, implement, and evaluate effective health programs in a variety of settings.
Why Study Health Promotion at UWF?
Health promotion will expand your understanding of wellness, prevention, and public health—skills that enhance nearly any major. Whether you’re studying psychology, education, nursing, social work, exercise science, or business, this minor provides valuable insight into how health impacts individuals, organizations, and communities.
The online Health Promotion minor helps you develop the tools to understand health behaviors, assess needs, and contribute to effective wellness strategies. You'll explore current health challenges—such as chronic disease, stress, substance abuse, and environmental health—and gain experience planning programs that make a measurable difference in people’s lives. This minor program is a versatile and impactful addition to any undergraduate program.
What You Will Learn
The online Health Promotion minor enhances your primary field of study by giving you a strong foundation in public health concepts, behavior change strategies, and program development.
- Understand Health Needs: Learn to assess the health needs of individuals, workplaces, and communities through behavioral and environmental data analysis.
- Apply Health Theories: Explore evidence-based models and theories of health behavior to design practical, effective interventions.
- Develop and Evaluate Programs: Gain experience creating health promotion plans, conducting needs assessments, setting goals, and evaluating outcomes.
- Think Across Disciplines: Elective courses like Drugs in Society, Epidemiology, and Health Aspects of Stress Management allow you to tailor your learning to areas that complement your major or career interests.
- Address Real-World Issues: Elective courses such as Current Issues in Health Promotion and Changing Health Behaviors prepare you to engage with today’s complex health challenges, including chronic illness and environmental health concerns.
By pairing this minor with your major, you’ll graduate with a broader, more holistic perspective on health—making you a stronger candidate for careers or graduate programs in healthcare, education, wellness, public policy, and more.
