The Department of Community and Behavioral Health prepares graduates to improve the health of communities through health promotion and disease prevention. Students actively engage with communities to develop approaches and solutions to everyday health issues.

MPH students learn the skills to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally appropriate and theoretically-based health behavior interventions at the individual, community and policy levels.

MS and PhD students learn the skills to conduct culturally appropriate, theoretically-based research in health promotion and disease prevention including community-engaged research.

Students learn from faculty with expertise in a wide range of community and behavioral health areas including health inequities, nutrition and physical activity, health communication, substance use and addictions, mental health, maternal and child health, and aging.

CBH doctoral student Nia Aitaoto and JoAnn Tsark, Research Director for Papa Ola Lokahi (Native Hawaiian Health Care System) pose for a picture at a Pacific Chronic Disease Coalition (PCDC) meeting held in the Republic of Palau. Read more about Nia in the latest CBH newsletter.