Community Health Education Degree Programs (CHED)

The COVID Pandemic has resulted in many professionals being challenged in how they provide service and or continue in their current work-related career paths. The CHED program is open and willing to work with any professionals who might be considering a new professional re-entry or transition from their current career field. Our CHED program will work with you and welcomes any professionals who might be interested in shifting their career focus to Community Health Education. Never have careers in community and public health been so vitally important. We welcome you in join us in working and partnering to keep our communities healthy.

We welcome your interest in the Community Health Education Degree (CHED) programs in the College of Education & Human Sciences at the University of New Mexico.

Our Mission

The mission of the Community Health Education Program at the University of New Mexico is to develop and promote sustainable public health solutions for populations in New Mexico and beyond, through the professional preparation of health education specialists, collaboration with communities and organizations, research/evaluation, and advocacy.

The B.S. Community Health Education Program is fully online and offered in 8-week segments.

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Tina Felix
Coordinator, Education Support
Johnson Center 1150
505-277- 5151
tfelix01@unm.edu

Program Overview

We offer a fully online Bachelor of Science (B.S.), a fully online minor, and a Master of Science (M.S.) in Community Health Education. Our online B.S. CHED degree offers all courses in 8 weeks. All degree programs emphasize a high-level academic program of studies (POS).

Students of both undergraduate and graduate programs gain proficiency in working with urban and rural communities and develop comprehensive skill-sets.

Students will be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in diverse community engagement and community based-participatory research
Analyze epidemiological data and learn to access local, state, tribal, and national data sets
Create interventions using theory-driven, evidence-based and practice-based methods
Develop, implement, and evaluate health education, promotion interventions, and initiatives relevant to the needs, strengths, and desires identified by communities
Engage in research partnerships and develop interventions with, hospitals, agencies, schools, tribal and non-tribal communities
Design and conduct culturally appropriate community and tribal health enhancement programs
Demonstrate a high level of skill-set in creating curriculum and informational technology based tool-kits

The Community Health Education faculty are:

Student and community oriented
Possess a broad range of experience, skills, knowledge, and cultural expertise in the field of health education
Actively involved in diverse teaching approaches (ie. Face to face, online, hybrid, blended) research and service

Degree and Endorsement Programs

Undergraduate - Total: 120 Credit Hours

Health Education, B.S. – Community Health Education (Fully Online)
- The B.S. Community Health Education Program is fully online and offered in 8-week segments

Graduate - Total: 36 Credit Hours

Health Education, M.S. – Community Health Education

Minor Study (Fully Online)

3 Credit Hours of Core Requirements (HLED 2150 Foundations of Health Promotion course required)
15 Credit Hours of Electives from list of HED & HLED courses
Total: 18 Credit Hours