Health Promotion 

Oregon MPH at Oregon State University & Portland State University
 
The goal of the Health Promotion track is to prepare students for advanced study or professional work in the fields of community health and health promotion in a wide variety of settings. The Health Promotion curriculum prepares students to utilize public health approaches to develop, administer, implement, and evaluate culturally sensitive health promotion and behavior change programs, and to mobilize community resources for planned social change.



Track Learning Competencies
 
Students graduating from this track will be able to:
  • Apply theory in the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion interventions, programs, and policies.
  • Develop interventions and programs to effect change at multiple levels, including individual, community, organizations, and policy.
  • Design and implement strategies to promote health.
  • Solicit and integrate input from community and organization stakeholders.
  • Design and deliver health communication messages.
  • Evaluate and interpret results from program evaluations and other research.
  • Define research problems, frame research questions, design research procedures, and outline methods of analysis.
  • Apply ethical principles that govern the practice of public health.
  • Enact cultural competency in diverse social and cultural communities.
  • Develop a substantive area of emphasis.

Track Information:
  • The Health Promotion Track is offered at both Portland State University and Oregon State University.
Portland State University Oregon State University
 
 
Admissions Information:
School of Community Health
503-725-4401
SCHinfo@pdx.edu
 

Curricular Information
Liana Winett, DrPH, CHES
Portland State University
School of Community Health
503-725-8262
lwinett@pdx.edu

 
 
 
Admissions Information:
Department of Public Health
541-737-3825
eileen.kaspar@oregonstate.edu

Curricular Information
Donna Champeau, PhD
Oregon State University
Department of Public Health
541-737-3835
 
 
 
 
 

OMPH Program Office 506 SW Mill St., Suite 670B Portland, OR 97201 Mail Code: OMPH-SCH Tel. 503-725-5106 Fax 503-725-5100