Online Health Doctoral Programs

Walden’s Doctor of Healthcare Administration program can help prepare you to be the effective healthcare leader and problem-solver your organization needs.

With an online PhD in Health Education and Promotion from Walden, you can help lead the way in making the world a healthier place.

Lead organizations in promoting healthy, safe communities with a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Walden University.

Explore strategies to promote positive health changes, contribute to public health knowledge for entire populations, and help improve the health of individuals and communities.

Gain the skills to evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare policy and advance research and practice in health services, and prepare for a leadership or academic position.

The accelerated program builds on your current knowledge and experience with scholarly research and relevant coursework that will further prepare you for leadership positions in healthcare administration, policy, or academia.

Explore social justice principles that impact healthcare decisions and practice as well as the theoretical foundations of governance and public policy.

Addresses how to assess and improve the well-being of communities and public health systems. Learn to analyze a community’s overall health by examining available health resources and the quality of living conditions.

Students who want to focus on research in the field of HEP would find this focus area of great interest.

Prepare to make a positive difference in the health and well-being of men, women, and children in developing countries around the world.

Understand and address the many factors and influences on health and well being. You will investigate the motivation, psychology and theory behind health and health related behaviors of diverse populations.

Become an effective, ethical, and energizing leader in the local, national, or global healthcare promotion arena.

Prepare to effectively engage, teach, and inspire adult learners in the online classroom. Through specialized coursework, you can gain insight into the needs of adult learners, explore principles of online instruction, learn best practices for reaching diverse student populations, and examine the latest technologies impacting online learning.

Explore a wide range of factors that influence health including psychology, public health, genetics, medical care, behavior, education level, social status, and the environment.

Addresses how to assess and improve the well-being of communities and public health systems. Learn to analyze a community’s overall health by examining available health resources and the quality of living conditions.

Examine the leadership principles, health education policies, and social and behavioral change theories that guide effective community health education and advocacy.

Choose courses that best match your personal and professional interests as you develop your own specialization. You have the flexibility to select from courses that cover such topics as health policy, health promotion and education, and healthcare administration.

Broadens your understanding of how these diseases affect populations and explores strategies for maintaining the health of communities.

Gain the skills to become a healthcare leader who can work effectively with diverse workforces and communities in a variety of political and economic settings.

Examine microeconomic and macroeconomic models, the influence of public finance on policy decisions, and the tools and techniques used to evaluate the impact of social programs.