Public Health & Behavior Change

Catalog description

Public Health and Behavior Change introduces participants to theories of behavior change/health behavior change, and the application of those theories to public health efforts to improve health. Students learn social and behavioral theories that guide our understanding of health related behavior. Examples of the application of these theories to current health problems (e.g., youth violence, obesity, HIV/AIDS) and changing behavior related to those problems are studied. Students also design a population based program to change health behaviors, incorporating principles of effective communication, stakeholder buy-in, and program evaluation. Students need to be enrolled in Master’s in Public Health program or other graduate degree program.