Community & Behavioral Health
We partner with communities to investigate, apply, and evaluate solutions to critical health problems.
What we do
From health promotion to community health education, policy and practice, we're public health researchers and practitioners who understand that social and behavioral factors influence individual and community health. In the Department of Community & Behavioral Health, we're dedicated to working on the frontlines of public health through applying an array of methods including investigating, applying, and evaluating solutions that address the critical health problems faced by our communities. We engage in public health practice and research projects that cover a variety of topics related to maternal, child and adolescent health, chronic disease and cancer prevention, and mental health and substance use. We offer interdisciplinary programs that focus on community engagement, project management and program implementation & evaluation, population mental health and substance use, public health leadership and maternal and child health. We also offer a DrPH program.
Our MPH & DrPH Programs
Community & Behavioral Health
In-Person Program
This program prepares you to tackle public health challenges by assessing community needs, developing programs, and shaping policies to improve health and quality of life. You'll study core public health topics, research methods, and program planning.
Leadership & Public Health Practice
Online Program
In this program you'll learn leadership and foundational public health skills that you can apply in health care, government, non-profit and for-profit industries. You'll take classes in leadership, research methods, management, budget, and public health administration.
Population Mental Health & Wellbeing
Online and In-Person Program
In this program you'll learn leadership and foundational public health skills that you can apply in health care, government, non-profit and for-profit industries. You'll take classes in leadership, research methods, and management, budget, and public health administration.
Maternal & Child Health
Remote Program
In this program, you'll gain the tools you need to study the determinants, mechanisms, and systems associated with overall health for women, children, and families. You'll learn to influence policy and manage public health programs. You will take classes in areas such as maternal and child health, epidemiology, and research methods.
Community & Behavioral Health
Global Emphasis
This program is designed to provide students with a public health perspective of globalization and global health issues. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges.
Maternal & Child Health
Global Emphasis
This program is designed to provide students with a public health perspective of global health issues through a maternal & child health lens. As a student in this program, you'll gain the skills you need to apply public health methods to address global challenges.
DrPH in Community & Behavioral Health Program
In-Person Program
This program is designed to help you become a public health leader. You'll learn how to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based programs that contribute to community health and wellness.
Our Students
Why should I get an MPH Degree? Hear From Our
Students!
Curious why you
should choose one of the Department of Community and Behavioral Health's MPH
degrees? Hear from our students! Through their own words, they share why they
chose this path, what they love about the program, and how it is shaping their
careers and communities. These firsthand experiences offer a glimpse into the
heart of our program—and the impact it can have on your future and the future
of public health!
Research
We have many research projects that are funded by organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and local and national philanthropic organizations. Our faculty research topics such as American Indian and Alaska Native health, skin cancer prevention, health education, mental health, obesity, maternal and child health, and community development, among others.