The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health’s multidisciplinary undergraduate programs provide students with the opportunity to customize a focus of study and to create a trajectory toward careers of interest in the health field.
Undergraduate degrees in the School of Public Health are offered in Public Health Studies and in Applied Health & Fitness. The Public Health Studies curriculum is designed around a common core and five specialized concentrations: healthy aging, community health promotion, indigenous health, pre-clinical health science, school health educator, and health services administration.
The Applied Health & Fitness degree has 3 specialized focus areas: fitness & exercise, fitness for special populations, and health coaching.
Human Lactation Certificate
The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health provides Lactation Pathway courses and training for undergraduate students to obtain their International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Certificate.
The Human Lactation Certificate offers comprehensive lactation training for:
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Non-health professionals who want to become certified as International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC).
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Health professionals who want to become certified as International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC).
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Students wishing to seek a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Health Sciences with an emphasis on lactation education and professional lactation consultant training.
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Students interested in politics, policy and research from the perspective of improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
Completion of the Lactation Pathway enables students to sit for the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) exam. IBCLC designation enables students to provide advanced practice clinical lactation care for families in a variety of settings.
Requirements
| PHE 418 | Lactation Education 1: Introduction to Human Lactation | 4 |
| PHE 419 | Lactation Education 2: Advanced Lactation Care | 4 |
| PHE 420 | Lactation Education 3: Clinical Considerations in Lactation | 2 |
| PHE 409 | Practicum | 15 |
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| PHE 424 | Accelerated Lactation Education 1 | 6 |
| PHE 425 | Accelerated Lactation Education 2 | 4 |
| PHE 409 | Practicum | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 25
For more information about the Human Lactation Certificate, please visit: https://ohsu-psu-sph.org/undergraduate/lactation/.