健康教育/促进方面的博士学位课程为学生提供指导和研究经验，从而成为健康教育和健康促进方面的科学家和实践者。该计划整合了阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校（UAB公共卫生学院，健康行为系，UAB教育学院，人文系）和阿拉巴马大学人类环境学院的学术单位资源科学，卫生科学系。健康行为博士生学习使用社会和行为科学中的理论和方法来开发鼓励健康行为的程序。他们学习用于研究和程序评估的最新技术和方法。学生们将他们的知识和技能运用到进行研究以及撰写建议书和手稿的过程中，对其进行了深入的研究。他们有机会参与有关广泛健康问题的教师研究项目
Rising rates of obesity, addictive behaviors, homelessness, sexual health risks including HIV/AIDS, and family and adolescent health issues have made the promotion of wellness in our communities more important than ever. In this program, you can learn about these issues and how to better address them as a health education professional.<br><br>To give you the training you need, we in the School of Public Health have teamed up with the School of Education and the University of Alabama College of Human Environmental Sciences to create one of the nation's best health education and promotion programs. On top of your academic courses in the Health Education/Promotion core, you'll work with faculty on research projects, developing scholarly publications, and presenting at professional conferences. You'll have access to cutting-edge research opportunities that can be beneficial to you as you pursue a career in the academic setting, local, state and federal agencies, non-profit and community-based organizations, and private research foundations.