Department
of Health Behavior
UAB
School of Public Health
The Department of Health Behavior brings together teaching, research, and service activities to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors within populations. The major instructional goals of the department are:
- to train health promotion specialists/behavioral scientists to develop and evaluate health education and health promotion programs;
- to provide doctoral training in health education and behavioral sciences; and,
- to train health professionals to participate effectively in public health programs.
Health Behavior students learn to develop behavior change programs utilizing theories and methods from the social and behavioral sciences. Students also learn state-of the-art techniques and methods for health program evaluation.
Our students are encouraged to become involved with faculty research projects on health-related issues such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tobacco and other substance use, poor dietary practices, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and intentional or unintentional injuries. Our research projects aim to improve the health and well-being of children, adolescents, the elderly, minorities and other populations.
Please use the links on this site to learn more about the many opportunities that we offer.
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