{"id":2375,"date":"2015-10-27T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T13:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/?page_id=2375"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:25:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:25:02","slug":"why-health-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/why-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Health Sciences at URI?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/olympic-training-l.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article><h1>Stop Disease Before It Starts<\/h1><p>We all know what an ounce of prevention is worth, and this is a critical aspect of achieving today\u2019s global goals of reducing health care costs and improving population health. Whether you want to focus on diet, through our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/\">nutrition and dietetics<\/a> degree options, or exercise, through our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/academics\/\">kinesiology<\/a> degree programs, we\u2019ve got you covered. Whatever program you choose, you\u2019ll learn how to promote both health and wellness. That\u2019s the future of healthcare, and that\u2019s what we teach.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/learning-labs_slide.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article><h1>Work In All Kinds Of Labs<\/h1><p>Whatever degree program you choose, you won\u2019t have to go far for real world experience. You\u2019ll have the opportunity for research, observation, interaction, and clinical experience in settings such as our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/child-development-centers\/\">Child Development Centers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cftclinic\/\">Couple and Family Therapy Clinic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pcc\/\">Psychological Consultation Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physical-therapy\/our-clinic\/\">Physical Therapy Clinic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/speech-hearing\/\">Speech and Hearing Centers<\/a>, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gerontology\/partnerships\/\">Gerontology outreach programs<\/a>, among others.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/technology_slide.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article><h1>Use The Latest Technology<\/h1><p>Listening to a heartbeat is cool, but we\u2019ve got a lot more than stethoscopes here. Kinesiology and physical therapy students use <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/kinesiology\/facilities\/\">technology<\/a> that lets them assess lung and cardiac function, measure and analyze body composition, study muscle power and movement velocity, examine the effects of aging on body tissue, and much more.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/969\/clinical-optional_slide.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article><h1>Take A Non-clinical Path<\/h1><p>If you want to make a positive impact on the future of health care, but you don\u2019t want to become a doctor or nurse, we offer you a variety of major options. Our interdisciplinary <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/health-studies\/\">health studies major<\/a> is designed for non-clinical careers in global and environmental health, health education and promotion, and health services management. We also offer a diverse range of programs in <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/human-development\/\">human development and family studies<\/a> that prepare you to improve lives of people across the lifespan.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10587,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375\/revisions\/10587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}