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Current Placements (By Password)
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The Community Health program prepares students for a wide variety of careers in health and wellness. Building on a basic science foundation, students progress to upper division courses in contemporary health problems, curriculum design, communication techniques, health care systems, and program management. A senior internship further prepares students for planning, delivery and evaluation of health programs in their selected areas of concentration. Each senior is assigned to work under the supervision of a professional health educator or administrator in an organization determined by the student's interests and availability of sites. Internship options include settings that allow each student to focus on a particular area of interest. Areas currently available for internships are: Community Health Programs Students are enrolled in a pre-practicum course (3 credits) during the fall semester of the senior year. In the prepracticum, small groups of students are assigned to work on special health education projects at a variety of sites. During the last few weeks, students go to their individual placement sites for introduction and orientation in preparation for the practicum course. For the spring semester of the senior year, students are enrolled in the practicum course (10 credits). For this final semester, each student works at the placement site under the direction of his/her preceptor, with communication, consultation, and visits provided by university faculty. Students are welcome to suggest internship options not currently used by our program. In this case, faculty will consult with the agency to determine interest and willingness to have a student, appropriateness of the activities proposed for the internship, availability of a health educator to act as a preceptor, and feasibility of location for required university faculty site visits. This website is designed to facilitate communication among
placement preceptors, university faculty, and seniors completing
internship assignments. The information can also be used by
junior students as they go through the process of selecting an
internship for the senior year. This is a work in progress, and
your comments and suggestions are welcome. Click this link for
general information about the Department of
Community Health and Sustainability. |
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The following faculty are responsible for student internship assignments and supervision. Click on any name to send an inquiry to the individual.: Craig Slatin Joel_Tickner Mansoureh Tajik |