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We Create Healthier Communities
We prepare students to apply theories, concepts, and methods of the various social and behavioral science disciplines to the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that prevent illness and promote health.
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Academics
BCHS offers a master’s degree program which prepares students for careers in public, voluntary, and private organizations and two doctoral degree programs.
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Admissions
Applications for admission to the BCHS department are processed through the Office of Student Affairs at Pitt Public Health. Learn how to apply.
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Research & Practice
BCHS has an extensive array of funded research and training projects and is well known for its community-based participatory research strategies.
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Our Mission

We seek to improve and promote health and equity by engaging individuals, communities, and systems through our research, teaching, and practice.

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News

Cindy Le, Dylan Kurian, Christina Yi, Lauren Angus, Harper Segal and Namita Mahajan

Center for Global Health-sponsored team takes second at Global Health Case Competition

A team of six University of Pittsburgh juniors placed second in Emory University’s 2024 Emory Morningside Case Competition held March 21-23. The team was sponsored by the Global Studies Center and the School of Public Health’s Center for Global Health, headed by Behavioral and Community Health Sciences Assistant Professor Cynthia L Salter, PhD.

Art Heals Exhibit

ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases the role of community art in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Through the collaboration of professors Sara Baumann and Jessica Burke, ART Heals Pittsburgh showcases 27 artists from the greater Pittsburgh region.

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Comprehensive sexuality education benefits youths, schools and communities

The team led by Dr. Sara Baumann, assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, examined the effects of a unique program working with school communities in rural Madagascar.

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