Health Education and Health Promotion

The Department of Health Education and Health Promotion (HEHP) offers the following degree options:

✹ the only Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited Bachelor of Science in Public Health and Community Health Education in the UW System;

✹ Bachelor of Science in School Health Education;

✹ an on-line collaborative degree completion program in Health and Wellness Management;

✹ a Master of Science in Community Health Education; and

✹ a CEPH accredited Master of Public Health in Community Health Education.

In addition, the department offers a 910 add-on license in school health education. Individuals completing their degree from the HEHP department can find employment in a variety of settings to include:

✹ government - local, county, state and federal
✹ not-for profit, for profit, and voluntary organizations,
✹ business and industry,
✹ healthcare, clinics, hospitals and insurance companies
✹ schools, universities and many other community-based agencies

Students graduating with one of our public health degrees have a strong foundation in public health and are skilled in the competencies identified by the Council on Education for Public Health at both the Bachelor's or the Master's level. We support and teach to the national education standards within health education, preparing our school health graduates to access student understanding and skill development.

Vision: Healthier people participating, learning, and living in healthier communities.

Mission: To prepare leaders in school and community health through the bridging of competency and standards-based education, scholarship, advocacy, and service-related endeavors, thereby contributing to healthier people and healthier communities.

To pursue this mission, we (department faculty, staff, students, and others) collaborate to:

✹ Advocate for the advancement of the profession.
✹ Provide the highest quality of professional preparation.
✹ Prepare students, professionals, and academic programs for credentialing processes.
✹ Provide innovative professional development opportunities.
✹ Offer authentic life-enhancing service-learning opportunities.
✹ Strengthen health-related community capacity through collaboration and service within our world.
✹ Aim to cultivate motivated, self-directed, continuous life-long learners.

The Department of Health Education and Health Promotion offers five programs culminating in degrees in health education. Select from the links to the left to view information about each program. For additional information about this department or the programs it offers, please contact the Department Chair.

Dr. R. Daniel Duquette, CHES, Chair
Department of Health Education
and Health Promotion
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
124 Mitchell Hall
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
608.785.8161
608.785.6792 (fax)
rduquette@uwlax.edu

Dr. Daniel Duquette, the Chair of the Health Education Health Promotion Department, and some of the Public Health Community Health Education Students, are planning another trip to Guatemala during the Winter or Spring break to participate in the Chapina Bonita Smokeless Stove Project with Carlos Galvez. This project helps to reduce the dangerous smoke created from the indoor cooking fires currently being used, which can lead to health issues. It also is helping to create a more efficient burn which uses less wood.

On March 28, 2019, Dr. R. Daniel Duquette, Health Education Health Promotion Department Chair at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, was awarded the Robert J. Synovitz Distinguished Service Award by Eta Sigma Gamma at the 70th Annual SOPHE [Society for Public Health Education] National Conference held in Salt Lake City UT.

Dr. Keely Rees,

recipient of the

2019 Champions in Women’s Health Awards

The Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation (WWHF) is excited to announce the five recipients of the ‘2019 Champions in Women’s Health Award’. The award is a unique opportunity to raise awareness about the remarkable work of talented health leaders in Wisconsin and recognize individuals who have devoted themselves to improving the lives of Wisconsin women and their families.

Statewide nominations were received and carefully considered by the Champions Selection Committee, including community members and local health representatives. Each of the awardees below have demonstrated outstanding dedication to women’s health through exemplary achievement in their specific area of expertise.

“It all begins with a healthy woman”

Sue Ann Thompson, Former First Lady of Wisconsin,

President and Founder of the Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation

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