Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

Catalog description

Social, cultural, and behavioral dynamics and processes infuse health research and public health practice. Identifying, understanding, integrating and translating these dynamics into public health action to reduce health disparities, to improve the design and impact of interventions and programs, and to engage marginalized and isolated communities, form a critical foundation for working effectively in public health. Topics include the role of cultural and social dynamics and health-related behaviors on differential risk and protection, health disparities by social categories, and a variety of theories of health behavior to connect social, cultural, and community dynamics with domestic public health improvement.