Bachelor's in Health Promotion

Situated in Regina, Canada, the University of Regina is known for its commitment to experiential learning and academic excellence. The university offers a diverse range of programs in arts, sciences, business, engineering, and more. With a strong emphasis on student engagement and community involvement, the University of Regina provides a supportive environment for students to thrive academically and personally.

Health promotion helps people to have more control over their health. Health promotion focuses on ways to ensure people have the tools and supports they need to make sure that their health and wellbeing is a priority in the places they live, work, and play. Health promotion focuses on prevention, including a wide range of social and environmental interventions that can reduce the health risks of individuals and communities. Health promotion also focuses on achieving equity in health. The goal is to reduce differences in current health status and to have equal opportunities and resources so all people can achieve their fullest health potential. Some unique courses in the University of Regina’s health promotion bachelor’s degree program include the following: Advanced Health and Wellness Promotion is an in-depth examination of health and wellness in the context of health and health-care trends. The course also examines the development of evidence-based health programs from needs assessment and program plan/implementation to evaluation. Program Delivery and Management looks at the planning process and various program applications in sport, recreation, and physical activity delivery systems. Indigenous Health Studies focuses on health science emphasizing Indigenous perspectives. Topics include health and health care history, health theory, personal health, consumerism, interpreting health information and statistics, and health careers. Indigenous Health and Sport in Historical Perspective introduces students to current challenges facing Indigenous people in North America using sport and health as its central themes. The course surveys topics from prehistory to current events. Another focus is student participation in Indigenous cultural events.