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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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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

SPH awardees at the Chancellor’s Staff Recognition Ceremony and Reception

School of Public Health staff honored for service milestones

The University of Pittsburgh recognized employees reaching significant service milestones during the Chancellor’s Staff Recognition Ceremony and Reception on June 11. Among those honored were 20 School of Public Health staff members who reached service milestones ranging from 40 to five years in 2026.

BCHS Assistant Professor Jason Deakings

Deakings graduates from ADVANCER program

Jason Deakings, PhD, MSPH, assistant professor of behavioral and community health sciences, recently graduated from the Institute for Clinical Research Education's ADVANCER Program, a yearlong career development program for early-career faculty and researchers.

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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