Certificate in Sustainable Community Health Promotion (Social Work)

Students in the Sustainable Community Health Promotion in Social Work Certificate focuses on applying sustainability framework to analyze social conditions and social poficles that facilitate or impede achievement of healthy people and healthy communities. Using the sustainability model as an analytical tool, students will propose policies and interventions to maximize the economic, ecologic and social well-being of individuals, families and communities without jeopardizing the health of other communities and future generations. Students who earn a graduate certificate in Sustainable Community Health Promotion in Social Work will be able to: Articulate a holistic definition of health that includes the social, economic and environmental conditions essential to the well-being of individuals, families and communities.Communicate the significance of environmental justice in achieving health and well-being for individuals, families and communities.Analyze the disproportionate environmental health risks incurred by members of vulnerable populations, including low-income people, people of color, and people with disabilities.Apply a sustainability perspective to the analysis and development of social policies to promote health.Advocate for sustainable food systems and community green spaces to facilitate physical and mental health.Use a sustainability model to devise a community health promotion program targeting a locally identified health problem.Work collaboratively with public health officials and medical providers to prevent disease by facilitating healthy lifestyle choices for people of all ages and abilities.An online version of the program is also available. Students are not allowed to alternate enrollment in online and traditional program courses.

Clear admission to the UTRGV Graduate College.BSW from a CSWE accredited program.3.2 GPA or higher, in social work core undergraduate courses.Official transcripts from each institution attended (must be submitted directly to UTRGV).Personal statement detailing professional goals and reasons for pursuing the graduate degree. (Instructions)Three letters of recommendation from professional or academic sources using the following Reference Form. (Reference Form)Verified successful completion of a course in basic statistics.