Community Health
Community Health helps you learn to work with diverse groups, support wellbeing, and promote more equitable outcomes for communities.
Subject overview
Community Health focuses on improving wellbeing and achieving fair outcomes for groups across Aotearoa. You’ll explore how socio-environmental conditions shape people’s lives and why some populations face greater barriers to staying well. Community Health supports practical approaches that respond to the needs and strengths of communities, guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Staff within the School of Population Health bring wide expertise and experience to this subject.
Where can Community Health take you?
Graduates will be equipped for careers and further studies in health promotion, health policy, community development, community mental health, and addictions.