The Peer Health Educator Certificate is designed for students who are interested in entering the health field and supporting the health of their communities. The coursework includes health topics that most impact young people today, including personal wellness, harm reduction and drug use, and sexual and reproductive health. The certificate also provides skills in leadership development, facilitation and conflict resolution. The certificate is based on public health principles from an equity perspective to support students in working within their own diverse communities.
Since this is a new certificate program, it’s difficult to project the number of annual certificate earners. San Francisco Unified School District approached the Health Education Department to create this degree for current high school students so that they could earn this certificate as dual enrolled students. Because all of the classes in the certificate already exist and are part of general education requirements and other certificate programs, individual course enrollment will be strengthened by this certificate. As the program is launched and grows, we anticipate 25-45 annual graduates.
The goal of the program is to train students to become peer health educators through achieving the following objectives:
• Integrate public health and equity principles and perspectives to support the health of diverse communities.
• Develop and facilitate health education presentations that address relevant issues in diverse communities.
• Assess and integrate professional.skills necessary for entry level employment in health-related fields.
Students can complete the certificate in two semesters. We recommend taking the internship placement class, HLTH 300, in the final semester of study.
Class | Title | Units |
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HLTH 33 | Introduction to Health and Wellness | 2 |
HLTH 30 | Drugs, Health and Society | 3 |
HLTH 64 | Health Education Training: Skills and Practice | 3 |
HLTH 65 | Youth Development and Leadership | 3 |
HLTH 90B | Harm Reduction and Health | .5 |
HLTH 116 | Conflict Resolution Skills in Health | 1 |
WGST 55 | Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education | 3 |
HLTH 300 | Work Experience in Health and Social Services | 1 |
Total Units | 16.5 |
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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HLTH 30 | Drugs, Health and Society | 3 | S1 |
HLTH 33 | Introduction to Health and Wellness | 2 | S1 |
HLTH 65 | Youth Development and Leadership | 3 | S1 |
HLTH 90B | Harm Reduction and Health | .5 | S1 |
WGST 55 | Ending Sexual Violence: Peer Education | 3 | S2 |
HLTH 64 | Health Education Training: Skills and Practice | 3 | S2 |
HLTH 116 | Conflict Resolution Skills in Health | 1 | S2 |
HLTH 300 | Work Experience in Health and Social Services | 1 | S2 |
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