Fort Hays State University Virtual College

Certificate in Community Health

The Certificate in Community Health is designed for individuals currently working in community health or other health related fields interested in furthering their knowledge through coursework emphasizing practical application in identifying and addressing health problems within the community.  Through course work, participants will gain a fundamental understanding of the issues and practices contributing to health related diseases as well as issues associated with the development and implementation of positive health programming in the community.

Certificate Program Requirements

 
HHP    200  Personal Wellness 3 hours
HHP    310  Consumer Health 2 hours
HHP    314  Issues in Health Education 2 hours
HHP    320  Communicable and Emergent Disease 2 hours
NURS  320  Health Care Ethics 1 hours
NURS  321  Health Care: Legal Aspects 1 hours

NURS   491  Health Care System Policy and Cost
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE

2 hours

13 hours