PROGRAM
DETAILS
How it Works:
3 courses taught over one academic year; weekly audio-conference classes.
Weekly
assignments, 2-3 projects per course, and a final exam at the end
of
each course.
Credits earned; may be applied to the CWA certification program or
other
degree programs.
HS
125 and HS 202 require a one week
residency on the UAS Sitka campus.
Students
need access to the Internet.
Financial aid is available to eligible students.
What You'll
Learn:
Basic
information on public health and the health issues important to
Alaskans.
Changing
individual behavior.
Teaching
methods.
The
building blocks of group and community health education.
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Admission
Requirements
GED
and/or high school diploma
Complete
English placement exam and computer skills check
Admission Interview
UAS Application
Financial Aid
For information on financial aid availability, contact the advising
office at UAS Sitka Campus: (907) 747-7703 or stop by to talk to
an advisor.
Funding for eligible students may also be available through Native
Health Corporations or Tribal Wellness Programs.
Job
Opportunities:
A Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) is a lay health educator who
completes a year-long basic health promotion training program, with
the option of receiving a certificate upon completion of the 30-credit
CWA university program.
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Over 80% of CWA students are working in health promotion. Here
is what they're doing (and this is the short list!):
Health fairs
Healthy
food demonstrations
Physical
activity programs
School
health presentations
Exercise
classes
Health
screenings
Community
profiles |
CORE
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
FALL
(Semester 1)
HS 125: Introduction to Health Promotion
SPRING
(Semester 2)
HS 126: Health Promotion through Behavior
Change
SUMMER
(Semester 3)
HS 202: Community Health Promotion
HS 127: Basic Nutrition and the Life
Cycle
or DN A203 Nutrition for Health Sciences
FALL
(Semester 4)
HS 204: Introduction to Nutrition Education
SPRING
(Semester 5)
HS 294: Nutrition Education Practicum
HS 128: Food Safety and Preservation
Additional Course Requirements:
Planning Your Career in Health Care
Methods of Written Communication
Fundamentals of Oral Communication
New Tracts!
Health Promotion with Elders (brochure)
Injury Prevention and Public Health (brochure)
For program
information
CWA Program Coordinator, 907-966-8735 or
email: cwacoord@searhc.org
or to register:
University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus
CWA Program, Bob Love
at (907) 747-7777 or 1-800-478-6653, ext.
7777
or email: Robert.Love@uas.alaska.edu |
