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A program that prepares public health specialists to plan and manage health services in local community settings, including the coordination of related support services, government agencies, and private resources. Includes instruction in public health, community health services and delivery, health behavior and cultural factors, local government operations, human services, health communication and promotion, health services administration in local settings, environmental health, preventive and comparative medicine, epidemiology, biostatistcs, family and community health, and applicable law and regulations.

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| A major in Community Health and Preventive Medicine is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 12
U.S.
Colleges with the
most degrees awarded
of Community Health and Preventive Medicine among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
|  | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | 150 (2.1%) |  |  |
|  | Portland State University Portland, OR | 69 (2.2%) |  |  |
|  | Brown University Providence, RI | 31 (2.0%) |  |  |
|  | Utah Valley State College Orem, UT | 29 (2.0%) |  |  |
|  | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | 27 (1.5%) |  |  |
|  | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | 21 (1.4%) |  |  |
|  | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | 15 (1.5%) |  |  |
|  | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | 5 (0.3%) |  |  |
|  | Goddard College Plainfield, VT | 5 (11.4%) | |  |
|  | Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport, LA | 5 (1.1%) |  |  |
* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.
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