The Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion places a strong focus on community-engaged research and practice. Our faculty and students collaborate with communities and organizations at the local, state, national and international levels to identify health disparities and devise strategies to improve health outcomes, work that aims to dismantle health inequities and provide opportunities for longer, more fulfilling lives.
Health Behavior and Health Promotion degrees
MPH Health Behavior and Health Promotion
PhD Health Behavior and Health Promotion
Public Health Behavior and Promotion Graduate Minor
Research expertise
Health equity disparities and health equity
Social determinants of health
Tobacco and substance use
Cancer prevention and control
Vaccination adoption
Sexual and reproductive health
Global health
A message from the chair
Many health problems that we experience are influenced – positively and negatively -- by the choices we make as individuals and as communities. Our faculty use and teach evidence-based strategies in behavioral science to promote change at the individual, policy, system and environmental levels. We invite you to become part of a discipline that is central to improving and extending the lives of all people.
Liz Klein, Chair
Division faculty and staff
Careers in Health Behavior and Health Promotion
Our degree programs provide students with a thorough knowledge of health behavior and health promotion and its fundamental relationship to public health. The rich array of research opportunities and practical job experiences prepares you for a successful career.
Division News
Researchers heartened by success rates in little-studied area
Report focused on tobacco use health impacts, eliminating disparities
