Yale University
Yale-Griffin Hospital Research Center
Center’s Web site*First funded: 1998
Core Research Focus
Preventing or reducing chronic disease among residents of Connecticut’s economically disadvantaged cities.
Core Research Projects
Current (2004–2009)
Partners Reducing Effects of Diabetes: Initiatives through Collaboration
and Teamwork (PREDICT)
Evaluating a faith-based community project to reduce diabetes and
diabetes-related complications among African-American residents in New
Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Principal Investigator:
David L. Katz, katzdl@pol.net
Past (1998–2004)
Quit Smoking
Options Offered to Connecticut Residents
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
Complementary
Medicine | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 14-2000 | Effective Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Treatments |
Community Health | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 09-1999 | Assessing and Improving Children’s Oral Health |
Nutrition & Physical Activity
for Adults | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 21-2001 | Barriers to Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Certain Ethnic Groups |
Obesity &
Overweight | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 08-2000 | Guidelines for Obesity Prevention and Control |
Oral Health | |
|---|---|
| SIP# 09-1999 | Assessing and Improving Children’s Oral Health |
| SIP# 02-2001 | Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research |
Contact Information
Center
Yale University
Yale University-Griffin Hospital Prevention Research Center
School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
60 College Street
P.O. Box 208034
New Haven, CT 06520-8034
Principal Investigator
Paul D. Cleary, PhD
Phone: (203) 785-2867
E-Mail: paul.cleary@yale.edu
Center Director
David Katz, MD, MPH
Phone: (203) 732-1265
Fax: (203) 732-1264
E-mail: katzdl@pol.net
Acting Deputy Director
Beth Comerford
Phone: (203) 732-1265 ext. 224
Fax: (203) 732-1264
E-mail:
beth.comerford@yalegriffinprc.org
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- Page last reviewed: December 10, 2007
- Page last updated: December 10, 2007
- Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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