HLTH 480 - Worksite Health

This course meets the Community Health/Public Health/Worksite Health Concentration requirements for the Health Science Major. The course examines worksite health promotion and health protection on the educational, organizational, and environmental levels. What the health educator needs to know and be able to do in the worksite health setting are covered and assessed. Students assess workplace needs for health promotion and occupational health programming; plan, implement, and evaluate intervention programming; administer safety and health programs; and serve as a workplace safety and health promotion advocate and resource person using the specific skill sets of the worksite health educator. This course includes an integrated service learning component.

Prerequisites: HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning and Health Science major.
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: (spring only)