Thursday, December 24, 2015

Healthy Lifestyle Management

If you’re interested in learning to work one-on-one with people of all ages for the purpose of fostering the creation of health, you will enjoy the health lifestyle management bachelor’s degree program.

The Healthy Lifestyle Management major offers a degree program focused on whole person health. Learn to help others thrive in the community in which they live, work and spend their time. You’ll gain the knowledge, skill and attitude to work with people on an individual level to improve their personal health and well-being and prevent chronic diseases.

One unique aspect of this program is the interdisciplinary approach to teaching, research and practice that carries out the Ignatian “charism” of cura personalis, care for the whole person: body, mind and spirit. Students in this program will also be prepared to sit for various health and wellness coaching certification exams.

This program is offered to adult students in the College of Professional Studies in 8-week online courses.
Outcomes

Careers in the field of health and wellness have grown in recent years.  In particular, Community Health Workers are classified as a “Bright Outlook” occupation according to the Occupational Information Network. This means that the position is likely to grow much faster than average rates, at an employment increase of 22 percent or more.

Employee wellness positions are also growing.  A 2013 survey from the Society of Human Resource Management found 64 percent of employers nationwide had a wellness program.  The 2008 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey reports the average annual salary of a wellness professional to be $55,000.

Graduates of this program can move into the workforce in the health and wellness industry, continue their education in a graduate level program, or matriculate into a health professions program.  Graduates can work for employer wellness programs, community health programs, private health and wellness programs, and in traditional health care settings.

Health and wellness coaching is a rapidly developing profession within the health and wellness industry.  Health and wellness coaches are being hired to work in employee health and wellness settings, traditional health care settings, fitness facilities and as independent consultants.

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