Complex issues require comprehensive solutions.

At the Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS), we apply social and behavioral sciences to enhance the health and well-being of communities and promote health equity.

Affiliated Degrees:
MPH PhD DrPH

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Latest Publications

  • Published On 10/20/2026Sexually transmitted infection testing among U.S. adolescents in relation to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening guidelines.Sexual healthread at PubMed
  • Published On 10/15/2026Re-defining the future of cancer peer support: implementation, research, and policy considerations.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancerread at PubMed
  • Published On 10/12/2026In Harm''s Way: How the 2024?U.S. Election Might Affect Sexual- and Gender-Minority Health.Journal of sex researchread at PubMed
  • Published On 10/6/2026"I Just Want People to See Me as a Decent Human Being": Perceptions of Screening Mammography in an Underserved Group.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCNread at PubMed
  • Published On 10/1/2026Policy research at the National Institutes Of Health: An imperative in perilHealth Affairs Forefrontread at Custom

Recent media coverage

The Daily Mississippian

Mississippi Students Deserve Better Sex Education

Mentions research by Kimberly Nelson, research associate professor of community health sciences. 

Commonwealth Fund

The Current State of Freestanding Birth Centers in the United States

Article written by Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences. 

Boston.com

Boston Frats Are Speaking Out on the Cornell Rape Accusations. But Will Anything Change?

Quotes Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences. 

Managed Healthcare Executive

Herring and Rodriguez-Diaz on Public Charge Policy and HIV Incidence

Quotes Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, chair and professor of community health sciences.

The Bay State Banner

Massachusetts’ Broken Elections Are a Racial Justice and Public Health Problem That Question 3 Can Fix

Article written by Craig Andrade, associate professor of the practice.
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