Health Promotion
Mission Statement
The mission of the Center for Health Promotion through Education is to link schools, agencies and universities together in order to sustain collaborative, long-term efforts to promote healthy lifestyles and communities. To achieve this mission the Center for Health Promotion through Education has six major initiative:
- To assist agencies and schools in obtaining grants for assessment, design implementation and/or evaluation of health promotion initiatives.
- To conduct and/or coordinate applied research in order to identify risk behaviors and evaluate prevention and treatment programs.
- To enhance graduate student's professional growth by providing field experience in health promotion initiatives
- To promote the Center for Health Promotion through communication media.
- To assist the College of Education faculty and staff on obtaining health related resources.
- To represent the Center for Health Promotion through Education at local, state and federal levels through meetings and/or conferences.
Services Provided:
Grant Writing, Research, & Evaluations
Performed by:
Center staff, faculty, and graduate students in the Department of Adult Counseling, Health and Vocational Education.
Fee:
Negotiable
Contact:
Laura A. Buckeye, MPH
Director, Center for Health Promotion
320 White Hall
Kent State University
ph: (330) 672-3195
fx: (330) 672-3063
lbuckeye@kent.edu
