School Health student gaining hands on experience by teaching in a real classroom

Health Promotion - School Health

What is School Health?
A major in Health Promotion - School Health will give you an introduction to the main ideas and theories of health and health behavior but also focus on how to teach health in schools.

  • You get a great deal of hands-on experience of working in classrooms and actually teaching children as an integral part of the major.
  • When you graduate you will be a fully qualified, licensed and experienced health teacher.

    Minnesota Department of Education Standards
    Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards, Required State Tests and Graduation Requirements

    • Past Student

    Things that I liked about our program were we did a lot of our work in the community. 
    -Rachel Englebretson

    Contact Us
    Peter Sternberg
    (507) 457-5693
    PSternberg@winona.edu
    Health, Exercise, Rehabilitative Sciences (HERS)
    Associate Professor
    Winona State Campus
    Maxwell Hall 371