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Community and Public Health

B.S Degree with a major in Community and Public Health

Prepare to improve health and well-being in your community and beyond.

Learning by doing is at the heart of the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) Community and Public Health program. Through hands-on coursework, research, service-learning, and field experiences, you’ll develop the knowledge and skills to understand health challenges, promote wellness, and create meaningful change.

At UMF, you’ll explore the many factors that influence health from individual behaviors and community systems to environmental conditions and social factors. You’ll learn from faculty with expertise in areas including epidemiology, nutrition, stress management, human sexuality, environmental health, disease prevention, and health promotion while gaining practical experience that prepares you for a wide range of health-related careers.

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The Learning Experience

In UMF’s Community and Public Health program, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to assess community health needs, design health promotion programs, and address public health challenges. Through hands-on coursework, you’ll explore how communities prevent disease, promote wellness, and create healthier futures.

You’ll study topics such as:

  • Health promotion and education
  • Epidemiology and disease prevention
  • Community health assessment
  • Environmental health
  • Nutrition and wellness
  • Human sexuality and relationships
  • Stress management and mental well-being
  • Health communication and advocacy

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Why Choose UMF?

An affordable, personalized education that helps you find your path and achieve your goals.

Small Classes, Big Opportunities

Learn in a close-knit community where small classes and personalized mentorship help you grow academically, personally, and professionally.
Student Success

Affordability & Quality

Earn a high-quality liberal arts education at one of the most affordable public universities in the Northeast.
Costs & Financial Aid

Career Readiness

Graduate ready for what’s next through internships, field experiences, mentorship, and hands-on learning that connect classroom knowledge with real-world experience.
Career Success

Build Experience Beyond the Classroom

At Farmington, you’ll participate in extensive outside-the-classroom fieldwork, including a required practicum and internship. Through your community placement (which we’ll do for you) you’ll work in the field of health education — going out into a workplace to apply the knowledge you’ve studied in the classroom.

You’ll get to assess individual and community needs for health education; plan, implement, and administer health education strategies, interventions, and programs; conduct evaluation and research related to health education; serve as a health education resource person; and communicate and advocate for health and health education.

Experiential Learning

Expand Your Skills with a Minor or Certificate

Enhance your Community and Public Health degree with a minor or certificate that complements your interests and career goals. These career-building options help you develop additional expertise, broaden your perspective, and build a stronger foundation for your future.

Explore options such as Alpine Operations Certificate, Child and Adolescent Health minor, Coaching minor, Health & Medicine minor, Nutrition minor, Outdoor Recreation minor, and Physical Activity minor.

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Faculty Who Support Your Success

At UMF, you’ll learn alongside faculty who bring expertise, experience, and a passion for improving community health. With small class sizes and close faculty mentorship, you’ll have opportunities to ask questions, collaborate on projects, and connect what you learn in the classroom to real-world public health challenges.
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Alireza Geshnizjani
Alireza Geshnizjani

Associate Professor Community & Public Health

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Katie Callahan ’03
Katie Callahan ’03

Associate Professor of Community & Public Health

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Michael Colella ’15
Michael Colella ’15

Assistant Director of Fitness & Wellness

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Contact Us to Get Started!

Office of Admissions
246 Main Street
Farmington, Maine USA 04938
umfadmit@maine.edu
207.778.7050
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