Health and Physical Education
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- Career Development at Monmouth
- Recent Internship Sites
- Pre-Health Advising
- What You Can Do With A Major in Health Studies or Health & Physical Education
- Professional Associations
- Job Searching
- Exams
- Graduate and Professional Schools
What You Can Do With A Major in Health Studies or Health and Physical Education
Concern about personal health, healthcare, nutrition, fitness, community health, and complementary health therapies has increased greatly in recent years. A major in Health Studies or Health & Physical Education will open doors to entry level positions in a wide variety of health-related agencies as well as provide grounding for future graduate work. Health Studies majors may find employment in city, county, state, and federal government; nonprofits; social services; businesses; and educational institutions depending on their skills and experience.
Potential Employment Settings and Positions
- Hospitals or other healthcare agencies – Community health educator, lactation consultant
- Community Health Agencies
- Social Service agencies
- Private Industry (e.g., pharmaceutical companies, consulting firms)
- Health insurance companies
- Public and private workplace settings – corporate health and safety consultants, health promotion coordinators
- Public and private schools
- Non-profit and government (local, state and federal) health agencies
- Active adult communities
- Assisted living communities
- Commercial wellness/fitness centers – group exercise instructors, personal trainers, program coordinators
- Adult education settings
- Colleges and universities
Professional Associations
- Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
- American College Health Association
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Health Planning Association
- American School Health Association
- American Council on Exercise
- Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
- International Union for Health Education and Promotion
- Medical Fitness Association
- National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
- New Jersey Public Health Association
- NJAHPERD
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators)
- Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Job Search Websites for Health Majors
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- CareerPath.com– a searchable site of daily newspapers organized by geographic region
- Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
- Federal Jobs
- Inside HigherEd Jobs
- Monster Job Search
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) – resource for employment and research opportunities
- SimplyHired
Exams
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Council on Exercise
- Certified Health Education Specialist
- The Educational Testing Service Network – a good site to visit for information on the GREs and other related tests. This site also has some career information.
Graduate and Professional Schools
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- American Medical Association
- Association of American Medical Colleges – admission statistics and commentary on the Medical School admission process
- GradSchools.com
- National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions – excellent links to professional school web sites
- Peterson’s Graduate Schools and Programs
- Princeton Review Site – valuable source of information on graduate school