Public Health Minor

The public health minor at Lynchburg is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students to play a crucial role in fostering healthier communities. This minor is designed to equip students with the foundational knowledge and skills to address health disparities, advocate for health equity, and promote overall wellness.

The program’s core core covers the essential aspects of health and wellness, along with the fundamental principles of public health. These foundational courses offer a comprehensive overview of the field and help you grasp the multidimensional nature of health and wellness.

To complement this, you can choose from a range of specialized courses that delve into specific areas of public health, such as global health, nutrition, spirituality, health, health aspects of aging, human diseases, women’s health issues, and contemporary health issues. This allows for an understanding of the broad range of complexities inherent to public health, both locally and globally.

Whether you’re interested in pursuing a career in health care, public policy, public health, or you simply want to augment your primary field of study with health-focused knowledge, this minor equips you with a critical understanding of public health in today’s society.