MPH: Concentration in Health Behavior

The MPH with a concentration in Health Behavior addresses the behavioral, social, and cultural factors related to individual and population health and health disparities.

Our program emphasizes the importance of community-based participatory research and the application of findings through a variety of behavioral and social science health promotion strategies. Classes are designed to be engaging, interactive, and relevant to current health behavior issues.

At University of Alabama at Birmingham, we have never settled on merely finding what is next—we have helped build the future through new ideas and initiatives in the classroom, the laboratory, the studio and the clinic. University of Alabama at Birmingham’s vision, mission and shared values provide a foundation for the strategic plan, Forging the Future.

One university inspiring and empowering the creation of knowledge that changes the world.

University of Alabama at Birmingham serves students, patients, the community and the global need for discovery, knowledge dissemination, education, creativity and the application of ground-breaking solutions. We are a leader among comprehensive public urban research universities with academic medical centers.