The Department of Health Social Science is part of the Division of Health Services and Global Health Division of the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
The DHSS staff have expertise in the social sciences applied to health, and conduct research and education that builds capacity to promote health and fosters effective strategies to improve population and individual health often with multi-disciplinary approaches. We are committed to work that strengthens health services in population health, health promotion and primary health care, and the development and adoption of policy that actively promotes health and wellbeing.










