University of California at Berkeley 
Center for Family and Community Health

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1993

 

Core Research Focus

Improving health in California’s Korean-American communities.

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Internet-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Korean-American Men
Designing and evaluating an Internet-based self-help quit smoking program for Korean-American men.
Principal Investigator:
Joel Moskowitz, jmm@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Korean-American Community Health in California
Identifying the health priorities of Korean-American communities in California.
Principal Investigator:
Joel Moskowitz, jmm@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Past (1993-2004)
Overcoming Barriers to Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Korean-American Women

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Aging & Elderly Health
SIP# 13-2004	Healthy Aging Network
SIP# 08-2006	Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health

Cancer
SIP# 01-2002	Evaluating Two Approaches to Informed Decision-Making for Prostate Cancer Screening Among African American Men

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 01-1999	Preventing Heart Disease Among Asian-Indian Groups in the United States
SIP# 16-2001	Reducing the Risks of Heart Disease for People with Low-Income
SIP# 07-2002	Effects of Social Capital Among People With Heart Disease

Community Health
SIP# 10-1999	Assessing Compliance with CDC’s New Flouride Recommendations

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

Oral Health
SIP# 10-1999	Assessing Compliance with CDC’s New Flouride Recommendations
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research
SIP# 01-2004	Investigating the Fluoridation Issue in San Diego, California

 

Contact Information

Center
University of California at Berkeley
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
140 Warren Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360

Principal Investigator
Ira Tager, MD, MPH
Phone: (510) 642-3997
Fax: (510) 643-5163
E-mail: ibt@ berkeley.edu

Director
Joel M. Moskowitz, PhD
Phone: (510) 643-7314
Fax: (510) 643-7316
E-mail: jmm@berkeley.edu

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