The Community Health major prepares graduates to work with diverse populations, identify health risks facing individuals and communities, develop programs and other strategies to promote health and prevent disease, advocate for health-related legislation and policy, determine the effectiveness of health programs and serve as a source of accurate information about health issues.

One of the overall goals of the community health field is to be proactive, creating a sense of overall well-being within communities by providing programs that focus on illness and injury prevention.

The Department of Public Health and Human Performance offers a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science that focuses on the scientific and applied study of the human body with regards to performance and prevention of injury. SUNY Potsdam's Excercise Science program is part of the National Strenght and Conditioning Association's Education Recognition program, a prestigious recognition that gives SUNY Potsdam Excercise Science students an advantage over the competition.