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Plymouth State University
MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Health Education
The goal of the Health Education field is to promote, maintain and improve individual and community health through the educational process in a wide variety of settings.
Health educators are active in the development and delivery of educational services in schools, clinical and corporate settings, and in community service organizations. Activities of a health educator may involve teaching, counseling, consulting and communication using all types of media.Courses in the Health Education program prepare students to take the CHES examination offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Successful achievement of this certification assures employers that the individual has met the national standards for health education professionals.
The goal of the Health Education field is to promote, maintain and improve individual and community health through the educational process in a wide variety of settings. Professional health educators are prepared to address 10 basic content areas:
- Community health
- Family life, growth and development
- Nutrition
- Personal health
- Mental and emotional health
- Prevention and control of disease and disorders
- Safety and accident prevention
- Environmental health
- Consumer health
- Substance use and abuse
Applicants for this degree must hold a baccalaureate degree in the biological sciences, or hold a liberal arts degree with a concentration in the sciences, health education, physical education or nursing. Coursework in human anatomy, physiology and psychology are necessary prerequisites of all content coursework.
Two concentrations are available in this program: School Health (leading to New Hampshire Teacher Certification) and Health Promotion. The core Education courses are offered year round and the required Health Education courses are offered primarily in the summer sessions. A few courses will be offered during the regular fall and spring sessions and during the winter term on a rotating basis. Classes are offered in a variety of formats including evenings, weekends or blocked time periods. This schedule allows students to complete their degree in two or three years on a part-time basis. Full-time students may be able to complete the requirements in less time.
Students in the School Health Teacher Certification track may be required to take additional coursework at the undergraduate level to meet certification standards and should plan to meet with the Director of Graduate Admissions, Certification and Programs. All students should meet with the Health Education Graduate Program Coordinator to review their transcripts and develop a contract for coursework.
Courses in the Health Education program prepare students to take the CHES examination offered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. Successful achievement of this certification assures employers that the individual has met the national standards for health education professionals.
Health Education Concentrations
- School Health
- Health Promotion
- Self-Designed
Related Programs and Facilities
- Athletic Administration M.Ed. through the Educational Leadership Program
- Athletic Training M.Ed. Program
- Eating Disorders Institute
- Health and Human Performance Undergraduate Department
- High 5 Adventure Education
- OATH – Organizational Approaches to Transformation and Healing
- PATH Institute - Partners in Alternative Health and Healing
- Physical Education K-12 Certification
- Plymouth State University's Venture Center
Contact Information
Dr. Irene Cucina- e-mail the coordinator
Associate Professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Department of Health and Human Performance
Plymouth State University
MSC 22
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264
