项目概述

Imagine a world with no child labor regulations, no seatbelt laws, and no anti-pollution policies. 公共卫生研究人员, 政策制定者, and educators make our lives safer by improving our living conditions, 规范卫生保健和安全, 教育我们做出健康的选择. UNE’s 公共卫生理学学士学位 provides a solid foundation in a broad range of public health areas, from chronic disease management and environmental hazard mitigation to childbirth education and epidemiology. Join us in caring about the greater good of humankind, and make a real impact on our society.

认证

正规澳门赌场网络.S. 公共卫生是一个新的学位. We will file for accreditation through the Council on Education for Public 健康 (CEPH).

Title
最佳公共卫生学校
Source
U.S. 新闻 & 世界报道
一年
2023

为什么是UNE公共卫生

As a comprehensive health sciences university with a wide range of health professions programs, we are able to engage our students with cross-disciplinary study and interprofessional experiences that enrich your education – and your resume.

  • 为本科生提供卓越的研究机会
  • 服务学习和社区体验
  • 令人兴奋的实习,在职学习
  • 多个 出国留学选择
  • Opportunity to pursue an online UNE Master 公共卫生 (M.P.H.)学位
  • 获得专业会议和领先的专家

什么是公共卫生?

根据 世界卫生组织, public health is defined as "all organized measures to prevent disease, 促进健康, 并延长整个种群的寿命. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations, 不是针对个别病人."

职业生涯

作为正规澳门赌场网络公共卫生专业的学生, you will come to understand highly complex health issues that affect communities, 你会发展出解决问题所需的技能. 通过服务学习和实习, you’ll discover how to work collaboratively to communicate strategies to diverse audiences. 职业生涯 in public health include numerous rewarding professions, such as:

  • 政府健康项目经理
  • 公共卫生教育工作者
  • 非营利公共卫生主任
  • 医院行政主任/感染控制主任
  • 健康研究
  • 社区卫生项目经理
  • 环境卫生主任
  • 流行病学家

职业建议

Whether you have a specific career goal in mind or a vague idea of the field that interests you, 职业建议 是来帮你计划下一步的吗.

公共卫生的数字

16%

预期 就业增长速度 2016 - 2026年在社区卫生领域

19,200

新型社区卫生 工作岗位有望开放 在你.S. 2016年到2026年

学者

The Public 健康 degree is part of UNE’s School of Nursing and Population 健康. Your coursework will expand on five core areas within the public health sphere:

  • 健康 政策: Developing laws and regulations to promote and protect health
  • Environmental 健康: Assessing how the environment affects health
  • Social and Behavioral 健康: Studying how people make health decisions and how to encourage healthier behaviors
  • Epidemiology: Learning how and why diseases are distributed in a population
  • Biostatistics: Analyzing population-level data to identify health trends

课程

第一年必修课程 学分
生物104/104L -一般生物学/实验室 4
生物208/208L -解剖学导论 & 生理学I /实验室 4
eng110 -英语写作(4学分) or eng122和eng123(6学分) 4 or 6
IHS 130 -跨专业医疗保健第一年的经验 3
MAT 120 -统计 or MAT 150生命科学统计学 3
鸟叔105 -心理学入门 3
SOC 150 -社会学入门 3
一(1)创意艺术课程(以ARH, ART或MUS为前缀) 3
一(1)探索课程 3
总计 30–32
第二年必修课程 学分
生物209/209L -解剖学导论 & 生理学II /实验室 4
BIO 242/242L -应用微生物学/实验室 4
鸟叔250 -寿命发展 3
NUTR 220 -营养 3
hwos200 -医学术语和健康素养 3
环境问题 3
EXS 120 -个人健康 & 健康 3
PUB 200 -公共卫生基础 3
PUB 205 -流行病学 3
一(1)社会全球意识课程 3
总计 32
第三年必修课程 学分
PUB 310 -社会,行为 & Enviro. 公共卫生因素 3
IHS 310 -跨专业实践的道德规范 3
IHS 212——健康决定因素 3
公共卫生中的政治 4
一(1)公开选修课 3
BIO 309 -病理生理学 3
PUB 305/ hwos316 -研究方法 3
PUB 300 -全球健康 3
hos341 -健康 & 老龄化社会的健康 3
总计 31
四年级必修课程 学分
PUB 400 -公共卫生规划 & 评价 3
SOC 355 -医学社会学 3
两(2)开放选修课 6
PUB 405 -卫生保健组织 & 政策 3
PUB 410 -实习经历/研究/实践 3–6
hwos434 -物质滥用 & 预防 3
BIO 440 - One健康 3
公法420——社区健康评估 3
总计 27
总学分 120-122

观看:正规澳门赌场网络在加纳的学生

从实践经验中学习

You’ll draw upon multidisciplinary seminars and engage in problem-based learning as you gain practical experiences and participate in real-life community projects. At UNE, you don’t just study public health — you do public health.

  • 服务学习办公室把你带到现场
  • 要求135小时的体验式学习或研究实习
  • 实习提供实践学习机会
  • 国际旅行经验

实习

Our students work with many different organizations to gain critical real-world experience. 网站包括:

  • 缅因州疾病控制和预防中心
  • 缅因州公共卫生协会
  • 缅因州医学中心研究所
  • 缅因州地区健康教育中心
  • 新英格兰公共卫生培训中心
  • 补充营养援助计划教育
  • 公立学校
  • 社区公园和娱乐项目

跨文化健康沉浸

  • 去非洲的加纳旅行 and learn how to integrate western health practices with folk medicine.
  • Broaden your worldview and begin the process of becoming a culturally sensitive health professional.
  • Evaluate health education curricula relevant to the population need.
  • Connect with UNE students from other health professions programs.

设施

Alfond论坛

哈罗德·阿方德论坛, 2012年开业, 包括一个105,000-square-foot athletics complex featuring: an ice hockey rink with 900 seats; a basketball court with 1,200 seats; classroom space; a fitness center; and multi-purpose indoor practice courts that can also be used for performances and other events, 可容纳3人,000. It also houses the Athletic Training and Applied Exercise 科学 programs, 哪些学校有专门设计的教学和实验室空间.

来一场阿尔方德论坛的虚拟之旅

跨专业仿真与创新中心

跨专业模拟与创新中心正规澳门赌场网络波特兰校区和比德福德校区都有. 在波特兰, 它占据了Blewett科学大楼的两层, 毗邻技能实验室和教室. In Biddeford, it has dedicated space in the Harold Alfond论坛. The center offers three simulation labs with adjoining fully-equipped control rooms, 任务训练实验室, 还有一个汇报教室. The center also has dedicated space for staff offices, welcoming visitors, and storage. All of the labs are flexible and fully equipped for audiovisual recording, 演讲, 和汇报.

虚拟参观创新馆

促进跨专业教育与实践中心

UNE is one of a handful of private universities with a comprehensive health education mission that includes medicine, 药店, 口腔医学, 护理, 以及一系列联合医疗专业项目. 在正规澳门赌场网络的社会工作项目中,你将参加 跨专业教育计划 that prepare you to work with other aspiring health professionals to practice comprehensive and collaborative team-based care. 通过服务学习和实地经验, you benefit from exercises that also include students from other UNE health discipline programs.

WCHP服务学习办公室

服务学习计划 联系学生, 教师, and professional staff with opportunities to engage in meaningful and mutually beneficial service activities within a variety of community settings. Service-learning instills for students a lifelong commitment towards helping others, 同时对个体产生积极影响, 家庭, 以及所服务人群的社区健康结果. Examples of service-learning include working with the homeless population, 实施卫生博览会, and developing age-appropriate recreational activities at a local Boys and Girls Club.