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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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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.

K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship for doctoral students

The Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences is actively recruiting doctoral students for the K. Leroy Irvis Fellowship, which supports outstanding and diverse graduate students and prepares them for academic and/or research careers. Each year, the School of Public Health selects distinguished doctoral applicants to participate in this prestigious program, which provides five years of financial support, plus academic guidance and cohort-based mentoring.

Interested applicants must apply to the doctoral program by the deadline; award recipients matriculate as full-time students in Fall 2025.

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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

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Pitt Public Health honors alumni at awards ceremony

The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health will recognize seven alumni for their outstanding service to the field of public health at an awards ceremony on Nov. 22.

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Public Health and Hollywood: BCHS faculty member Beth Hoffman takes a trip to Tinseltown

On October 24, Beth Hoffman, PhD, BCHS assistant professor, and colleague, Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, attended the Sentinel Awards in Los Angeles.

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Grappling with stress over the election? Here's how to address it.

Beth Hoffman, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences, teaches her students that getting involved and meeting other volunteers can provide a sense of community that can improve mental health.

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