The Department of Health Promotion and Behavior educates future public health professionals in the social and behavioral aspects of public health and in the prevention of health-related problems and conditions. Faculty, students and staff in the department study the underlying factors influencing health in order to create multilevel interventions that positively impact that health and well-being at individual, group, organizational, and community levels.
How can we better support dementia diagnosis and care in rural Georgia? That’s one of the questions that will be explored through funding provided by a third round of Presidential
The UGA College of Public Health has announced its second cohort of Health Equity Fellows who will work directly with local government officials in five Georgia cities to carry out
What does it take to make a difference – in someone’s life, in a community, in the world? Great moments in the history of public health feel monumental in the
Dean's Office, Office of Research & Faculty Affairs, Health Promotion & Behavior, Institute of Gerontology,
Senior Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Affairs
Professor & Interim Department Head
Interim Director, Institute of Gerontology
104B Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.1155
Fax: 706.542.6730
heckman@uga.edu
