Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
The Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior prepares future public health leaders to improve health and advance equity through community-engaged research, education and practice.
Our work focuses on the social, behavioral and structural factors that shape health, helping students turn evidence into action that strengthens communities and improves lives.
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Degree Programs
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MPH in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
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Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
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Online MPH in HPEB
Online Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
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MSW/MPH in HPEB
Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior Dual Degree
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Our Research
Through community-engaged research and strong partnerships, our faculty and students develop, implement and evaluate strategies that promote health, prevent disease and advance equity.
Explore Department Research
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National Fellowships Awardees
Three HPEB trainees were selected for national fellowships focused on advancing research on social determinants of health and health equity.
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Meet Alumna Ashtani Cromedy
HPEB alumna Ashanti Cromedy used her MPH training, faculty mentorship and networking experiences to build a public health career overseeing university grants.
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Rudisill Earns Prisma Award
HPEB professor Caroline Rudisill received Prisma Health’s Academic Partner Research Award for strengthening USC-Prisma research partnerships and advancing collaborative, patient-centered health
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$10.7 Million
Extramural Support
in FY 2025
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Faculty and Staff
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