Serve on the front lines of global health. Health Volunteers work within their communities to promote important topics such as nutrition, maternal and child health, basic hygiene, and water sanitation. Volunteers also work in HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs to train youth as peer educators, develop appropriate education strategies, provide support to orphans, and create programs that provide emotional and financial support to families and communities.
If you choose Health, take three courses from one of the following areas:
- Humanities in Medicine
- Nutrition
- Food Science and Nutrition
- Gerontology
- Biochemistry, BiologicalSciences, Life Sciences, orMicrobiology
- Anthropology
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Biological SystemsEngineering
Note: Students interested in the health sector could consider completing one of the Pre-Health tracks with a view toward entering a healthcare profession.
Recommended courses:
- ANTH/GLST/MODL 214: Food andCulture
- ANTH 260: Pandemics from Past toPresent
- ANTH 265: Global Health
- ANTH 422: Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 447: Biology of Inequality
- ANTH 448: Human Growth andDevelopment
- COMM/NUTR 364: Communication,Medicine and Health Equity
- CYAF 458: Family Stress & Crisis,Coping and Recovery
- EDPS 320: Happiness & Well-Beingt hrough Positive Psychology
- GERO 447: Mental Health and Aging
- HMED 230: Introduction to MedicalHumanities
- HMED 349: History of Epidemics from the Black Death to COVID-19
- NRES 330: Environmental Health
- NUTR 230: Peer Health Education
- NUTR 251: Nutrition Through the LifeCycle
- NUTR 253: Cultural Aspects of Food& Nutrition
- NUTR: 256: Addressing HealthDisparities through Health Literacy
- PHIL 213: Medical Ethics
- PSYC 428: Health Psychology
- SOCI 252: Health, Medicine, andSociety
- SOCI/ETHN 454: Physical HealthDisparities
- TEAC 380: Health and Wellness theElementary Classroom
And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:
- Volunteer or work experience in such areas as HIV/AIDS outreach, hospice, family planning counseling, emergency medical technician (EMT) or CPR teaching/certification, maternal health, and hands-on caregiving in a hospital, clinic, or lab setting
- Counseling or teaching in health subjects
- Working as a Resident Assistant (RA), as a peer nutritionist, or as a sexually transmitted infections counselor
- Serving as a Well-Being Collective Ambassador or a Husker CARE Peer Educator
- Joining a health-related student organization to find ways to connect to the community.
- Explore Center has an extensive list of pre-health-oriented opportunities.
- Pre-Health Explore Center Advisors work closely with students to identify specific opportunities that will help you gain experience outside the classroom
- Volunteering at Clinic with a Heart, MilkWorks, The Bridge, and other local organizations