Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

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.

Academics

BCHS offers a master’s degree program which prepares students for careers in public, voluntary, and private organizations and two doctoral degree programs.

Admissions

Applications for admission to the BCHS department are processed through the Office of Student Affairs at Pitt Public Health. Learn how to apply.

Research & Practice

BCHS has an extensive array of funded research and training projects and is well known for its community-based participatory research strategies.

Highlights

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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.

News

Stop the Stigma: How This Pittsburgh Woman Came to Devote Her Life to Fighting the Addiction Narrative

Mary Hawk, chair the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, describes the stigma addicts face as an obstacle to seeking treatment, even when it’s offered.

'The Whale,' Pitt Researchers to Study Fat Representation in Film, TV

Beth Hoffman, postdoctoral associate, said the research team is limiting the analysis to medical dramas to develop a baseline and target a specific sample.

Tony Norman: Richard Garland’s prison to personal responsibility pipeline

“MOVE is the reason I’m who I am today,” Garland says.

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