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CERTIFICATE in Lifestyle Intervention (online)

The Lifestyle Intervention Program Certificate, offered by the School of Public Health’s Department of Health Promotion and Education, prepares participants to accurately assess the health-related lifestyle conditions, practices, and motivation of individuals and community groups in order to help them improve their health through implementation of health-related lifestyle intervention approaches.

Learner outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate program, participants should be able to:

• Accurately assess lifestyle practices and conditions.
• Identify and apply appropriate dietary, fitness, and other lifestyle-based interventions.
• Apply principles and methods to help individuals change their lifestyle-related health behaviors.
• Decide when and how to refer individuals to various health care professionals.
• Provide leadership for community-based health promotion projects in selected settings.

Entrance Requirements

1. U.S. baccalaureate degree (4 years) or its equivalent
2. GPA of 3.0 or higher
3. Two recommendation letters
4. Interview with departmental faculty
5. Computer literacy
6. English Proficiency Exam (International Students Only)
   1. TOEFL: 80 - internet based
   2. IELTS: 6.5
   3. MELAB: 77. Scores are valid for two years from the test date.
7. Evaluations of International Coursework

   All international (non-US) transcripts including high school must be submitted to one of the following evaluation services. Evaluations by companies other than those listed are not accepted. Contact the chosen service for their document requirements, pricing, and processing time.

   Results of the evaluation are to be sent directly to LLU from the evaluation service. All evaluation reports are advisory. LLU reserves the right to make final equivalency decisions. Please Note: copies of transcripts forwarded from evaluation services do not meet the requirement of official transcripts sent directly to LLU from the issuing institution.

   1. World Education Services (WES) *
   2. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
   3. Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc (ECE)
   4. American Education Research Corporation (AERC)

   * If ordering an evaluation from WES, select Loma Linda University from the drop-down list of recipient institutions as opposed to writing in an address. LLU does not need the additional ICAP service from WES. If your WES report is only for LLU you should order the basic (non-ICAP) course-by-course report or basic general report depending on your program of application (see below). Your electronic WES report to LLU will already include copies of the evaluated documents, however these document copies are not the Official transcripts/mark sheets that LLU requires to be sent directly from your issuing institution.

   Request a Course-by-course Report

Length of Program

One year minimum

Educational Effectiveness

1. Completion with GPA of 3.0>
2. Class projects/presentations
3. Completion of certification requirements

People who may benefit from earning the certificate

This course is open to individuals with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in any field (health related or not) who desire to learn additional skills and knowledge in lifestyle intervention. Students or professionals in the health care field or anyone who desires an increased competence in lifestyle intervention can benefit from this program.

Following the successful completion of the program, each participant will be awarded a certificate in lifestyle intervention from Loma Linda University School of Public Health.

Certificate Curriculum- Students must successfully complete at least 27 units as listed below:

• HPRO 509 Principles of Health Behavior (3)
• HPRO 526 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction (3)
• HPRO 536 Program Planning and Evaluation (2)
• HPRO 565 Tobacco Use: Prevention and Intervention (3)
• HPRO 500 Stress Management (2)
• NUTR 509 Public Health Nutrition and Biology (3)
• NUTR 529 Health Aspects of Vegetarian Eating (3)
• PHCJ 605 Overview of Public Health (1)
• Choose one religion course:
  • RELE 534 Ethical Issues in Public Health (3)
  • Or
  • RELR 535 Spirituality and Mental Health (3)
• PHCJ 501 Introduction to Online Learning (1)
• One HPRO elective (3)

Total Units 27

"Credit is recorded in quarter units. One unit represents a minimum of 10 class hours in lecture or 30 hours in laboratory practice" (LLU Catalog).

Modality

• Online via web-based asynchronous learning, no residential sessions.

Accreditation

• Western Association of Schools and Colleges - WASC
• Council on Education for Public Health - CEPH

Affiliation

• Inter American Distance Education Consortium - CREAD
• The Sloan Consortium - SLOAN-C

How to Apply

Please send an email message (with your last name, first name, and birthdate) to:
Office of Admissions and Academic Records
Admissions.sph@llu.edu

Contact information

Hidemar Dos Santos, DrPH, MD
Program Director
Department of Health Promotion and Education

Phone: (909) 558-8746
Email: hdossantos@llu.edu

Contact Information - Department of Health Promotion & Education

Website: www.llu.edu/public-health/hpro/index.page
E-mail: hprodept@llu.edu
Phone: (909) 558-4741

EXPLORE

• See SPH Programs starting on p. 722 of the University Catalog