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Who We Are

The Division comprises four programs of study—the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program, the Health and Social Behavior Program, the Maternal and Child Health Program, and the Public Health Nutrition Program—that offer diverse perspectives on the preservation of health and the origins of disease. The Division’s broadly multidisciplinary faculty represents, among others, the fields of medicine, epidemiology, sociology, health education, anthropology, health psychology, human reproduction, nutrition, economics, journalism, and moral philosophy.

Shared Interests

With a collective emphasis on the prevention of disease and the promotion of health, the Division’s shared interests center upon five scholarly and teaching themes:

  • Biological factors, social environmental factors, and biology-environment interactions in human adaptation and the genesis of disease;
  • The role of time—e.g., historical, developmental—in the life course epidemiology of mental and physical disorders;
  • Sociocultural disparities in population health;
  • Place and health: i.e., the role of the built environment in disease prevention and health promotion;
  • The translation of interdisciplinary research into medical and public health practice.

CHHD 2008-2009 Handbook is available for downloading.

Contact: Division Manager Carol Cadigal | 270-E University Hall | Tel: 642-9513 / Fax: 643-6426