Emory University
Prevention Research Center
Center’s Web site*First funded: 2004
Core Research Focus
Reducing health disparities and preventing cancer in rural southwest Georgia.
Core Research Projects
Current (2004–2009)
Preventing Cancer Through Environmental Changes
Changing community environments and evaluating the effects on residents’
cancer risk behaviors.
Principal Investigators:
Karen Glanz,
kglanz@sph.emory.edu
Michelle C. Kegler,
mkegler@sph.emory
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
Cardiovascular Health | |
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SIP# 06-2006 | Reliability and Validity of BRFSS Questions on High Blood Pressure |
Community Health | |
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SIP# 11-2007 | Evaluating Whether Employees’ Physical Activity and Travel Behaviors are Affected by Relocating to a Mixed-Use Work Place |
Epilepsy | |
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SIP# 02-2005 | Using Computers to Develop an Epilepsy Self-Management Program |
SIP# 07-2006 | Using Distance Technology for Treating Depression in People with Epilepsy |
SIP# 06-2007 | Managing Epilepsy Well: Network for Epilepsy Self-Management |
Mental Health | |
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SIP# 07-2006 | Using Distance Technology for Treating Depression in People with Epilepsy |
Nutrition and Physical Activity for
Adults | |
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SIP# 06-2006 | Reliability and Validity of BRFSS Questions on High Blood Pressure |
SIP# 11-2007 | Evaluating Whether Employees’ Physical Activity and Travel Behaviors are Affected by Relocating to a Mixed-Use Work Place |
Contact Information
Center
Emory University
Prevention Research Center
Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Road NE, Room 526
Atlanta, GA 30322
Director
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH
Phone: (404) 727-7536
Fax: (404) 727-1369
E-mail: kglanz@sph.emory.edu
Co-Principal Investigator/Deputy Director
Michele Kegler, DrPH, MPH
Phone: (404) 712-9957
Fax: (404) 727-1369
E-mail: mkegler@sph.emory
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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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