Health Promotion Minor

The Health Promotion minor is offered through the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education and is based on the Seven Areas of Responsibility for an entry level health educator delineated by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). These seven areas represent a comprehensive set of competencies defining the knowledge and skills required of a health education specialist in a variety of job settings (NCHEC, 2006). The responsibilities were verified through the 2010 Health Educator Job Analysis Project conducted by National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. and its partners, the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) and the American Association for Health Education(AAHE).

The Seven Areas of Responsibility include:
Area I: Assess Needs, Assets and Capacity for Health Education
Area II: Plan Health Education
Area III: Implement Health Education
Area IV: Conduct Evaluation and Research Related to Health Education
Area V: Administer and Manage Health Education
Area VI: Serve as a Health Education Resource Person
Area VII: Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education

Benefits of a Health Promotion Minor:

• Prepares students with the knowledge and skills to design, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs.
• Focuses on improving quality of life and overall well-being of individuals, worksites, and communities through behavioral, policy, and environmental initiatives.
• Expands the credentials of students entering health related professions.

Minor Core (12 Credit hours):

• HPS 3300 Personal Health Behaviors
• HPS 3850 Health Promotion and Program Planning
• HPE 4500 Introduction to Epidemiology
• HPS 4600 Health Promotion Application

Minor Electives (Students select 6 credit hours from the following courses):

• HPE 2900 – Peer Health Education
• HPS 3250 – Family Health and Sexuality
• HPS 3600 – Child and Adolescent Health Issues
• HPS 4200 – Contemporary Health Issues
• HPE 4200 – Introduction to Community and Worksite Health
• HPE 4750 – Health Promotion Internship
• Any KSU Directed Study course with content appropriate to Health Promotion* 
• Any 3000 or 4000 level KSU course with content appropriate to Health Promotion*      
• Any 3000 or 4000 level KSU Study Abroad course with content appropriate to Health Promotion*

* With the approval of the Health Promotion Program Coordinator and the Chair of the department offering the course  

Required Forms (MS Word Documents)

• Checksheet and Prerequisites
• Declaration of Health Promotion Minor

All forms, along with any questions about the minor, should be directed to Dr. Kandice Porter, Department Chair, at 770-423-6216 or kporte21@kennesaw.edu. All minors will be assigned a Health Promotion Advisor to assist them in successful completion of the program.