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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.

Why Study BCHS?

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Degree Programs
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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Highlights

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

BCHS faculty members Jason Deakings, Grace Drnach-Bonaventura and Beth Hoffman.

Pitt Public Health students harness the power of history to produce podcasts

In a unique collaboration between the Heinz History Center and Pitt Public Health, students in the Introduction to Community-Based Approaches to Public Health course are bridging the gap between past and present.

Hoffman and Christensen awarded Research!America microgrant

Beth Hoffman, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences, and Janelle Christensen, PhD, MPH, project manager, Department of Medicine, were recently awarded a 2025-26 Public

BCHS Associate Professor Kar-Hai Chu

What declining vaccination rates mean for families in Allegheny County

As measles remains a concern, herd immunity in Allegheny County is declining. Kar-Hai Chu, associate professor, and Maggie Slavin, research program supervisor, both in Pitt Public Health’s Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, discuss the drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccination rates and what it means for public health.

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