2025-2026

Community Health, Minor

Department of Health Sciences

College of Health and Human Services

As the demand for health knowledge increasingly permeates society, this minor prepares students to plan and evaluate health programs or design and teach community health in K-12 school settings. The plan builds awareness of the many connections between life habits and lifestyle and the health of our society.

  • A minor is earned in conjunction with a bachelor's degree.

    To receive a minor (18 - 24 units) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. At least 12 units of the minor must be unique to that minor and not applied to any other minor.

In addition to University Requirements:

  • Complete individual plan requirements.

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion 24 - 27
Major GPA C

Purpose Statement

The Community Health minor prepares students for careers complementary to public health. Students learn the foundations of public health, including social determinants of health, levels of prevention, and current and emerging health topics. Students apply knowledge and skills to design and evaluate health promotion programs.
 

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the history and philosophy of public health and apply its core values, concepts, and functions to promote public health.
  • Apply and evaluate evidence-based approaches and interventions to identify and address populations' major health-related needs and concerns.
  • Evaluate the influence of socio-economic, behavioral, biological, political, environmental, and other factors that influence human health and contribute to health.
  • Utilize the basic concepts of public health-specific communication, including technical and professional writing, and mass media and electronic technology for effective public health promotion and agency functioning.
  • Understand, utilize, and communicate the concepts and applications of basic statistics in various settings and for diverse needs, including health promotion, health communication, and program evaluation.
  • Design and evaluate community-based projects or health promotion interventions by applying the fundamental concepts of program planning and appropriate methods to evaluate public health programs.

 

Minor Requirements

  • Students enrolled in this minor may not enroll in or pursue the following due to the number of overlapping units:

Additional Information

  • Some courses may have prerequisites. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.