Health promoters work with communities and services across cultural settings to ensure that health services are accessible and affordable, and advocate for policies that improve health. Studying health promotion prepares you for this exciting career. Health promoters understand the link between people's health and wellbeing and where they live and work, how they learn, eat and play, their background and their lifestyle. Through the Health Promotion major you address major health and social issues including child poverty, smoking, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, depression, alcohol and drug harm, and family violence.

Career opportunities Working with non-governmental organisations and community groups Working within central and local government in planning and funding and community development Working for district health boards and other Crown agencies Working with Iwi and Māori organisations doing grassroots community work, community economic development, whānau ora case management, research and evaluation Health promotion and public health teaching and researching