SBI计划为希望在设计，实施和评估公共卫生计划（尤其是基于社区的干预措施）中使用社会科学的研究人员和公共卫生从业人员提供多学科培训。定性和定量方法的结合使用是程序的定义特征。对学生进行调查研究方法，深入的开放式访谈，焦点小组讨论，观察方法，社会和环境制图以及计算机辅助管理和定量和定性数据分析方面的培训。还使学生深入了解与性别和健康有关的因素，社区参与健康计划的因素以及影响全球健康的文化和环境因素。
The SBI Program conducts research and training on the development, implementation and evaluation of social science-based public health interventions to benefit the underserved globally and locally. This is a STEM designated program. Eligible F-1 visa students can receive an additional 24 months of work authorization, beyond the initial 12 months of post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT).Our work is multi-disciplinary. We draw on the theoretical and methodological approaches of medical anthropology, nutritional anthropology, social epidemiology, behavioral psychology, health education, and other social science and public health disciplines.