North Dakota State University

The Health Promotion specialization prepares students to be public health leaders who design, implement, advocate for, and evaluate efforts to promote healthy behaviors in a variety of settings. Areas of expertise in the track include nutrition, physical activity, obesity, community food systems, health policy, community organizing, Extension education, substance abuse prevention, and chronic disease management.  The Health Promotion track provides students with unique opportunities to study issues and concepts relevant to lifestyle behavior modification in the context of promoting health and preventing chronic disease. Students will acquire appropriate background knowledge and experience in an epidemiological approach to public health problems relating to key lifestyle health factors.  The Health Promotion track is appropriate for health educators, community health educators, extension education professionals, health care and social services professionals, and any other professional who desires to learn how to improve the health and well-being of populations.