School of Health Promotion & Human Performance

Public Health Education Students Making a Difference

The PHE program at EMU prides itself on providing our students opportunities for  community engagement and career readiness.  Here are some examples of our students applying what they are learning and making a difference:

• MPH student Shafaat Choyon recently published two important articles.  "Combating the Flood of Misinformation". https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/op-ed/364000/combating-the-flood-of-misinformation and "We need public health reform for steady economic growth" https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/we-need-public-health-reform-steady-economic-growth-3816886
• MPH student Sara Crisenberry developed and is leading a project titled "CARE: Creating Awareness, Rescuing Lives: Educating the Homeless on Naloxone." The project aims to educate the homeless population on how to use Naloxone. Learn more about Sara's efforts here. https://today.emich.edu/story/story/12637
• MPH student Amy Lewis secured funding from Pampers to provide changing tables for campus restrooms. https://www.corpmagazine.com/break-room/picture-that/emu-and-pampers-team-up-to-bring-more-changing-tables-to-campus/

About this Program

Are you passionate about creating healthier communities? Are you driven to educate people about the issues that affect their health and how they can change? Public health education specialists are on the front line of public health, advocating for healthier individuals, families and communities!

Public health education specialists are skilled in promoting health behaviors and policies that prevent disease and injury and enhance community health and quality of life. The public health education program at EMU can help you gain the skills to design and deliver evidence-based health education programs to improve health. 

The public health education program collaborates with EMU’s Office of Health Promotion to provide you with real-world opportunities to plan, implement and evaluate public health education programs both on campus and within the local community. EMU’s public health education programs and courses are competency-based. After successfully completing the undergraduate community health education track or the public health education master’s program, you will be eligible to take the national Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) Exam.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of health educators is expected to grow by 16% by 2026 as more groups look for ways to promote healthy lifestyles for individuals, families and communities.

Our Programs

• Undergraduate

  • Public Health [BS]
  • Public Health [BS] - MiTransfer Pathway
  • Health Education Minor

• Graduate

  • Master of Public Health in Health Education
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Education

Why Study at Eastern?

As a student in the public health education program, you'll experience smaller class sizes, student-centered professors and peers excited about learning the skills of a public health education specialist.

Ganem Marouf, an undergraduate in the major, sums it up this way: “I’m enjoying my classes. The staff is so approachable and I’m forming connections. I chose community health education because I want to promote better health. Our health system is so focused on treating disease, but not prevention. Public health is where it’s at.”