Department of Health Education and Promotion

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Michele Wallen, Chair

The Department of Health Education and Promotion offers eight undergraduate academic programs and a variety of experiences for students. These academic programs include bachelor of science degree programs in environmental health and public health; minors in environmental health and public health; and certificate programs in clinical applications in health professions; global health; maternal and child health; and sexual and reproductive health. 

For students interested in graduate education, we offer a master of science degree in environmental health and a certificate in environmental health foundations. To find out more about these graduate programs, please visit the ECU Graduate Catalog. 

Our departmental office is located in 2101 Carol G. Belk Building and can be reached at 252-328-6000 or by filling out the “Contact HEP” form.

Faculty

• https://hhp.ecu.edu/hep/directory/

Programs

• Environmental Health, BS
• Public Health, BS

• Clinical Applications in Health Professions Certificate
• Global Health Certificate
• Maternal and Child Health Certificate
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Certificate

• Environmental Health Minor
• Public Health Minor

Courses

• EHST 2110 - Introduction to Environmental Health Sciences
• EHST 3060 - Environmental Issues in Construction
• EHST 3061 - Environmental Issues in Construction
• EHST 3200 - Food Sanitation Principles
• EHST 3201 - Food Sanitation Principles Laboratory
• EHST 3350 - Safe Water
• EHST 3351 - Safe Water Laboratory
• EHST 3370 - Waste Water Management
• EHST 3371 - Waste Water Management Laboratory
• EHST 3500 - Problems in Environmental Health
• EHST 3501 - Problems in Environmental Health
• EHST 3502 - Problems in Environmental Health
• EHST 3600 - Air Pollution
• EHST 3700 - Industrial Hygiene
• EHST 3701 - Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
• EHST 3900 - Introduction to Occupational Health
• EHST 4010 - Toxicological Foundations of Risk Assessment
• EHST 4200 - Environmental Health Management and Law
• EHST 4300 - Institutional and Recreational Sanitation
• EHST 4301 - Institutional and Recreational Sanitation and Laboratory
• EHST 4350 - Vector Borne Disease Ecology
• EHST 4351 - Vector Borne Disease Ecology and Laboratory
• EHST 4520 - Biological and Chemical Health Hazards
• EHST 4990 - Environmental Health Internship
• EHST 4991 - Environmental Health Internship
• EHST 5001 - Seminar in Environmental Health
• EHST 5010 - Principles of Toxicology
• EHST 5011 - Principles of Toxicology and Laboratory
• EHST 5800 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

• EHST 3003 - Environmental Epidemiology

• HLTH 1000 - Health in Modern Society
• HLTH 1050 - Health and Service in Modern Society
• HLTH 2000 - Principles of Public Health
• HLTH 2005 - Research Skills in Health Information
• HLTH 2050 - Sexual Health
• HLTH 2060 - Democratic Foundations of US Public Health Policy
• HLTH 2125 - Responding to Emergencies with Basic Life Support
• HLTH 2126 - Responding to Emergencies with Basic Life Support Laboratory
• HLTH 2220 - Injury Prevention and Care Related to Physical Activity
• HLTH 2222 - Injury Prevention and Care Related to Physical Activity Laboratory
• HLTH 2290 - Field Experience in Community Health Education
• HLTH 2700 - Medical Terminology for Public Health Professionals
• HLTH 3000 - Theory and Practice in Community Health Education
• HLTH 3002 - Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
• HLTH 3010 - Health Problems
• HLTH 3020 - Understanding and Achieving Health Equity
• HLTH 3025 - LGBTQ+ Population Health and Disparities
• HLTH 3030 - Health Behavior
• HLTH 3050 - Public Health Systems and Policy
• HLTH 3100 - Issues in Latino Health
• HLTH 3244 - Health Methods for Elementary Grades
• HLTH 3300 - Introduction to Patient Education
• HLTH 3355 - Trends in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
• HLTH 3520 - Introduction to Global Health
• HLTH 3600 - Wellness Assessment and Disease Management
• HLTH 3700 - Health Behavior Coaching
• HLTH 4006 - Health Promotion in the Workplace
• HLTH 4011 - Introduction to Epidemiology in Public Health
• HLTH 4050 - Special Topics in Public Health
• HLTH 4150 - Public Health Advocacy
• HLTH 4200 - Planning and Evaluation in Health Promotion
• HLTH 4410 - Planning, Implementing, and Assessing Sexuality Education
• HLTH 4500 - Independent Study
• HLTH 4501 - Independent Study
• HLTH 4502 - Independent Study
• HLTH 4520 - Current Issues in Global Public Health
• HLTH 4605 - Community Strategies for Health Education
• HLTH 4609 - Needs Assessment and Program Planning
• HLTH 4611 - Program Evaluation
• HLTH 4800 - Public Health Study Abroad
• HLTH 4880 - Capstone: Applied Principles of Health Education and Promotion
• HLTH 4901 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience
• HLTH 4902 - Prehealth Professions Field Experience
• HLTH 4910 - Prehealth Professions Internship
• HLTH 4991 - Health Education and Promotion Internship

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