We also collaborate extensively with other departments and centers within Pitt Public Health and throughout the University to carry out the teaching, research, and service mission. The Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences emphasizes community-based programs and works with grass roots, nonprofit, private, philanthropic, and governmental organizations. Accordingly, the behavioral and community health sciences within public health assess the health needs of populations and communities, design interventions to prevent disease and increase adherence based on social/behavioral theory, and use research methods to evaluate these programs and recommend improvement, often within community-based settings. BCHS / Children and Adult Licensing Complaint Intake Unit 611 W. This system is dynamic and shapes things like access to care and adherence to care recommendations. Requirements BCHS 7201 - ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES BCHS 7202 - HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE BCHS 7203 - ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN. To improve health outcomes and promote health, we believe these diseases must be understood as a function of the individual, family, organizations, communities, and public policy. BCHS applies research on the dynamics of health behavior change to improve community health.Īll diseases are shaped by behavioral and sociocultural factors. We prepare students to apply theories, concepts, and methods of the various social and behavioral science disciplines to the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs that prevent illness and promote health.