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Health Promotion Sciences

Welcome to our Department of Health Promotion Sciences, where we're dedicated to empowering students through practical training and innovative interventions in chronic disease, mental health, and school-based health. With a focus on total health and wellness, we foster impactful behavior changes through collaborative partnerships and community-based research, ensuring access and opportunity for all. Explore our programs to discover the dynamic opportunities offered in a health promotion sciences degree.


6,300+

People engaged through surveys, focus groups, interviews and trainings


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Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) eligibility for our graduates


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Student advising


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Student opportunities with communities and tribal partners

Conduct Your Own Research

Explore practical research experiences in community engagement, qualitative research, and public health practice. Utilize state-of-the-art tools for impactful projects focused on nutrition education, mental health, and health outcomes, collaborating with experts across various health domains.

  • Center for Public Health Practice: leads transformative research, shaping Oklahoma's public health landscape through interdisciplinary training, policy collaboration, and impactful community engagement.
  • Oklahoma Public Health Training Center: focuses on enhancing Oklahoma's public health workforce and educating diverse communities, including regional training programs and community health worker initiatives for impactful outcomes and healthier futures.
  • ONIE Oklahoma Nutrition Information Education: conducts research evaluating behavior change in home meal preparation and food incentive, contributing to healthier living in Oklahoma.

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Learn From Expert Faculty

Our expert faculty actively collaborate with students, offering support and guidance to impactful research and foster professional growth in healthcare administration and policy.

HandS-On Academic Programs

Students gain hands-on experience with industry leaders. They develop skills in community assessment, program planning and evaluation, preparing for impactful roles in public health agencies, clinics, schools, and community-based organizations. Gain expertise in areas like chronic disease, mental health, and total wellness through practical training and collaborative partnerships.

MPH in Health Promotion Sciences

Lead health initiatives, collaborating for effective interventions in community health and social justice. 

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MS in Health Promotion Sciences

Engage in practical community research and interventions for nutrition, mental health, and wellness, driven by principles of social justice 

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PhD in Health Promotion Sciences

Explore cutting-edge research in community-based interventions for minority health, opioids, and maternal and child well-being, advancing public health practice. 

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MPH / MSW

 Dual Degree in Social Work   

Combine expertise in community research and interventions with social work practice, addressing holistic wellness and social justice for all populations 

About MSW/MPH in Health Promotion Sciences

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Public health allows you a path forward. Whether it’s in a healthcare setting, as a future policy maker, a business owner, a researcher, an educator, working for a non-profit or as a first responder, truly the field is open. Public health touches everything. This field allows you to improve the lives of populations.

  -  Brandie Combs,  MPH 

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Get in Touch

Welcome to the Department of Health Promotion Sciences!

If you have questions about our programs or want to explore opportunities, feel free to reach out to me. I'm here to support your journey for impactful roles in public health.

Neil Hann, MPH, CHES
Chair, Department of Health Promotion Sciences
Neil-Hann@ouhsc.edu
801 NE 13th St. Room 465 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-271-8001 ext. 47722