Public Health Education Specialists work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, doctors' offices, business & industry and colleges/universities. Upon graduation of the Public Health Studies - Community Health program at University of North Carolina Wilmington students are eligible to take a national exam to become Certified Health Education Specialists.

Graduates of the Public Health Studies Program will be able to:

• Discuss the history and philosophy of public health

• Discuss the core values, concepts, and functions of public health in the United States and globally

• Demonstrate the ability to use public health data

• Apply concepts of population health

• Explain human health and disease across the lifespan

• Discuss the determinants of health

• Explain the fundamental characteristics and functions of the United States healthcare system

• Discuss basic concepts of health policy, law, ethics, and economics

• Communicate in oral, written, and electronic forms and through a variety of media to diverse populations

• Locate, use, evaluate and synthesize public health information

• Advocate for protection and promotion of the public’s health at all levels of society