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Faculty and students in all our programs are leading their fields with research.
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Enhance your education by raising your geographical and cultural awareness.
Get globally engagedThe College of Health and Human Services at WMU offers undergraduate and graduate degrees that lead to highly satisfying and highly rewarding careers that are in high demand. In a 2017-18 report, 91% of our graduates said they were engaged in careers within three months of graduation, and 89% said they were satisfied with their jobs.
We are comprised of eight schools and departments offering degrees and interdisciplinary programs in health care and helping disciplines.
years of allied health and helping profession programs.
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Long-awaited program focuses on saving students time and money as well as enlarging the talent base for southwest Michigan.
A $1.35 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services will fund the MY-PROUD program. Created by an interdisciplinary team of professors, MY-PROUD aims to increase training and expand services in rural and medically underserved communities impacted by opioid and substance abuse.
The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Nutrition Education Program Impact Award is given to an individual or group for a nutrition education program, practice or intervention that has resulted in documented changes in behavior. This year, the award was presented to wichealth.org, which was developed by WMU public health professor Robert Bensley.