University of Pittsburgh
Center for Healthy Aging

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 2001

 

Core Research Focus

Preventing disease and promoting healthy, active lives for older adults in Pennsylvania.

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Center for Healthy Aging Community Outreach and Demonstration Project
Evaluating two interventions to reduce older adults’ risk for cancer, diabetes, disability, heart disease, stroke, and depression.
Principal Investigator:
Lewis Kuller, kullerl@edc.pitt.edu

Past (2001-2004)
Promoting Health and Preventing Disease Among Pittsburgh’s Older Adults

 

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

Epilepsy
SIP# 05-2002	Improving the Quality of Life Among People with Epilepsy

Oral Health
SIP# 02-2001	Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research

 

Contact Information

Center
University of Pittsburgh
Center for Healthy Aging
Graduate School of Public Health
130 N. Bellefield Avenue, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Principal Investigator
Anne Newman, MD, MPH
Phone: (412) 383-1871
E-mail: newmana@edc.pitt.edu

Co-Principal Investigator
Lewis Kuller, MD, DrPH
Phone: (412) 383-1895
E-mail: kullerl@edc.pitt.edu

Program Director
Constance Mols Bayles, PhD, FACSM
Phone: (412) 624-3217
E-mail: cbayles@pitt.edu

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