Behavioral Health Promotion and Education – MPH Curriculum
College of Health Sciences
The mission of the Public Health Program at Jackson State University is to provide quality education and leadership in community-based research and practice. Through collaborative efforts with communities, the Program promotes health and seeks to prevent disease and disability, with special emphasis on the underserved and at-risk populations of Mississippi, the nation, and the world.
Behavioral Health Promotion and Education – MPH Curriculum
Behavioral Health Promotion and Education concentration focuses on the health-related behavior of individuals in the context of sociocultural structures, communities, healthcare systems, and family units. Of particular interest is how health-related behaviors of individuals are determined by, and interact with, conditions in the social, political, cultural, economic, physical, and biological environments to influence health status. Emphasis is placed on indentifying, evaluating, and diminishing unhealthy behaviors and promoting positive personal health. This concentration seeks to integrate and apply health behavior and social theories and methods to problems of human health. Assessment, planning implementation, and evaluation of intervention with emphasis on behavioral sociocultural aspect of health are the core themes of the study of health promotion and education.
Behavioral Health Promotion and Education Concentration
Core Courses (18 Credit Hours)
PHS 501 Public Health and Behavioral Science
PHS 502 Public Health Policy and Administration
PHS 503 Biostatistics and Computer Application
PHS 504 Environmental and Occupational Health
PHS 505 Principles of Epidemiology
PHS 506 Research and Quantitative Methods
Required Concentration Courses (15 Credit Hours)
PHS 531 Health Behavioral Promotion Education
PHS 532 Community and Patient Health Education
PHS 533 Wellness and Health Promotion
PHS 534 Communication and Health Education Marketing
PHS 535 Behavioral Change Program Strategies
*Elective Courses (6 Credit Hours)
Capstone Course (3 Credit Hours)
PHS 507 Applied Master’s Project (Integrative Learning Experience)
Field Experience (3 Credit Hours)
PHS 508 Public Health Residency (Applied Practice Experience)
*With approval from the faculty advisor and course instructor, a student may take elective courses from other academic units at Jackson State University.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
By including people, communities, and systems in our research, teaching, and practice, the Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health Sciences aims to promote and improve health as well as equity.
We train students to use theories, concepts, and methodologies from many social and behavioral scientific fields to design, carry out, and assess health promotion and illness prevention initiatives.
LEARN BY DOING
Behavioral and social variables influence all diseases. We believe that in order to improve health outcomes and promote health, it is important to comprehend how these diseases relate to the person, family, society as a whole, organizations, communities, and public policy. This system, which is dynamic, influences issues like care access and adherence. As a result, the behavioral and community health sciences within public health evaluate the health requirements of populations and communities, design interventions to prevent disease and increase adherence based on social/behavioral theory, and use research methods to evaluate these programs and recommend improvement, frequently within community-based settings.
“Challenging Minds, Changing Lives.”
APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Quality education that spans outside of the classroom.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Behavioral and Environmental Health majors have a plethora of career options:
| Behavioral Health Technician I | Behavioral Health Technician II | Behavioral Health Specialist I | Behavioral Health Specialist II |
| Psychologist I | Psychologist II | Behavioral Health Team Lead | Behavioral Health Supervisor |
CONCENTRATIONS
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For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-8789. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
