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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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Zoe Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD, associate professor of behavioral and community health sciences, and Sanghamitra Das, PhD, assistant professor of anthropology

Across disciplines and borders, Pitt researchers tackle questions of data, power and health

A conversation about shared research interests sparked a new collaboration between public health researcher Zoe Mistrale Hendrickson, PhD, and anthropologist Sanghamitra Das, PhD. Working with partners in Nepal and India, the researchers are examining the ethical, legal and social dimensions of reproductive health data governance.

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Pitt researchers study menstrual health interventions in Nepal

In remote regions of Nepal, some women and girls are still forced to sleep in isolated huts or avoid kitchens, water taps and temples while menstruating due to cultural stigma and religious beliefs surrounding menstrual “impurity.”

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.