Welcome to the Department of Public Health Education at North Carolina Central University. Many students enter NCCU with an interest in health-related issues and a desire for a healthy career. Most are thinking about medicine or nursing. Check out the message from the department chair to learn what Public Health Education can offer you!
About Public Health Education
In health education, we work to prevent the diseases and injuries that doctors and nurses often treat. Whereas doctors and nurses usually work with individuals, health educators generally focus on communities.
Majors
Students Obtaining Internships
4-Year Graduation Rate
The internship is an integral part of the undergraduate training in Public Health Education following the completion of all other required courses in the major.
Students are engaged in many activities to disseminate health information on campus and throughout the community.
All our full-time faculty are engaged in research activities and provide students with the opportunity to understand the importance of the research process, hone their research skills, provide greater job readiness for research assistantships, and increase their competitiveness for post-graduate studies. Read more about these research activities below.
This fun-filled morning includes a fundraising walk on the university's trails followed by opportunities for free health screenings and services, food trucks and more! Department faculty and staff join in with Mrs. Juanita Akinleye, wife of our chancellor, Dr. Johnson O. Akinleye; NCCU's Office of Community Engagement and Service; and the Alzheimer's Association for an annual First Lady Walk and Health Fair. In 2023, the year’s theme was "Healthy mind. Healthy body. Healthy life."
Students graduating from the Department of Public Health Education experience success on many levels.
The Public Health Education B.S. prepares students for careers as health educators in a variety of settings (e.g., public health departments, voluntary health agencies, healthcare organizations, corporate worksites, and community-based organizations). Students take a common core of courses and complete further study in the behavioral, social, and biological sciences; education; communication; and public health.
A national professional honor society in health education, Eta Sigma Gamma’s primary purpose is to elevate the standards, ideals, competence, and ethics of professionally trained individuals in the health field.
The Howard Fitts Endowed scholarship is for juniors who are majors and have a GPA over 3.0.
All of our students participate in full-time internships prior to graduation. Many of these placements have led to full-time employment. Swim for Charlie is one such opportunity.
Check out this listing of all our forms and documents.
We are a dedicated and diverse core of six full-time faculty with expertise across multiple public health disciplines, including public health education, epidemiology, biostatistics, medical sociology, health communications, global health, human sexuality and reproductive health, behavioral and social sciences, biological and life sciences who are responsible for teaching and advising undergraduate majors.
We are joined by a cadre of 15 outstanding professionals and leaders in public health education who teach introductory health classes, mentor, and provide internship opportunities for our future public health education practitioners.
Romocki, LaHoma S
Associate Professor/Department Chair
Public Health Education
Scott, Lance E
Administrative Assistant
Public Health Education
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