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College of Health and Human Services


About the College

Denise Seabert, Dean
McLane Hall, Room 178
2345 E. San Ramon, MS MH26
Fresno CA 93740-8031
Phone: (559) 278-4004
FAX: (559) 278-4437
chhs.fresnostate.edu

The College of Health and Human Services offers a broad range of fully accredited post-secondary and graduate educational programs to more than 4,000 students each year. The College includes the Departments of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies, Gerontology, Kinesiology, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Recreation Administration, and Social Work Education.

Residents and communities in the Central California region continue to face serious issues within the health and human service environment that will require continuing generations of well-prepared health and human service professionals.  As a major academic unit in a comprehensive regional university, the college is unique and important in educating health and human services professionals of the San Joaquin Valley. The college co-operated with other units of the university to provide a comprehensive curriculum required to effectively prepare qualified professionals.

The college provides an especially important leadership role in community services through participation of its faculty in organizations, boards, and a variety of agencies and by conducting workshops, symposia, in-service education, and applied research. The college is also committed to the continuing education and the professional development of health and human services providers.

Mission

To provide professionally oriented education at the baccalaureate level and to provide graduate programs in specialized disciplines related to health and human services.

Advising

The Health and Human Services Advising and Career Development Center is located in McLane Hall, Room 276 and supports the academic goals from freshmen year to graduation. The academic disciplines of communicative disorders and deaf studies, gerontology, kinesiology, nursing, physical therapy, public health, recreation administration, and social work education seek to foster interdisciplinary-holistic education for future health and human services providers.

Health and Human Services Interdisciplinary Degrees and Programs