University of Washington
Health Promotion Research Center

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1986

 

Core Research Focus

Sustaining physical activity among older adults.

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Physical Activity for Lifetime Success
Implementing a physical activity intervention to improve overall health for ethnically diverse, low-income, older adults in Seattle.
Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey R. Harris, JH7@u.washington.edu

Past (1986-2004)
EnhanceFitness (formerly Lifetime Fitness Program)
PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors)

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Aging & Elderly Health
SIP# 13-2004	Healthy Aging Network
SIP# 15-2004	Defining the Public Health Role in Depression and Depressive Disorders for Older Adults
SIP# 08-2006	Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health

Cancer
SIP# 09-2001	Complications of Colonoscopy Performed on Asymptomatic Patients
SIP# 16-2004	Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network
SIP# 22-2004	Evaluating an Educational Intervention for Physicians on the Importance of Patients’ Informed Decision-Making about Prostate Cancer Screening
SIP# 24-2004	Analyzing Ovarian Cancer Surgery by Using Two Sources of Hospital Discharge Data
SIP# 25-2004	Deciding Treatment and Health-Related Quality of Life for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer
SIP# 07-2005	Understanding Factors Associated with Discontinued or Insufficient Cancer Treatment Among Adults Enrolled in Medicaid or Medicare
SIP# 01-2007	Examining Physician Practices Related to Ovarian Cancer

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 06-1999	Studying the Effect of Stress on High Blood Pressure Among African Americans
SIP# 03-2005	Examining Disparities in Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Stroke Survivors
SIP# 09-2005	Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network

Community Health
SIP# 20-1999	Enhancing Community Factors to Improve Residents’ Health
SIP# 11-2007	Assessing the Impact of Changes to the Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Public Housing Development

Epilepsy
SIP# 07-2006	Adapting the PEARLS Program for Adults with Epilepsy

Mental Health
SIP# 07-2006	Adapting the PEARLS Program for Adults with Epilepsy

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults
SIP# 18-2001	Assessing Communities’ “Walkability” and “Bikeability”
SIP# 05-2004	Physical Activity Policy Research Network
SIP# 10-2007	Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity
SIP# 11-2007	Assessing the Impact of Changes to the Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Public Housing Development

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Youth
SIP# 10-2007	Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity

Obesity & Overweight
SIP# 07-2000	Preventing Obesity in the United States

Oral Health
SIP# 01-2001	Communitywide Strategies to Promote Oral Health
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research
SIP# 01-2004	Creating and Testing a Series of CD-ROMs for the Promotion of Oral Health Across Generations

School Health
SIP# 10-2005	Preventing Heart Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: A School-Based Curriculum

Tobacco Prevention & Control
SIP# 16-1999	Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities

 

Contact Information

Center
University of Washington
Health Promotion Research Center
1107 NE 45th St., Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98105

Principal Investigator
Jeffrey R. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA
Phone: (206) 616-8113
E-mail: JH7@u.washington.edu

Center Manager
Sheryl Schwartz
Phone: (206) 685-7258
Fax: (206) 543-8841
E-mail: sheryls@u.washington.edu

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