Tulane University
Prevention Research Center

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1998

 

Core Research Focus

Improving health behaviors of New Orleans residents through neighborhood reconstruction and environmental change.

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Increasing Physical Activity Through Environmental Changes
Evaluating the effectiveness of a study to support residents’ physical activity by combining environmental modifications and health promotion activities led by lay health advisors.
Principal Investigator:
Jeannette Gustat, gustat@tulane.edu

Past (1998–2004)
Preventing Lead Poisoning Among Young Children

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Community Health
SIP# 23-1999	Indicators of Social Capital for Racial and Ethnic Communities

Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults
SIP# 08-2004	Developing the Physical Activity Assessment Tool for Use in Medical Settings

 

Contact Information

Center
Tulane University
Prevention Research Center
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2301
New Orleans, LA 70112

Co-Director
Thomas Farley, MD, MPH
Phone: (504) 988-5391
Fax: (504) 988-3540
Email: tfarley@tulane.edu

Co-Director
LuAnn White, PhD
Phone: (504) 988-1774
Fax: (504) 988-1726
Email: lawhite@tulane.edu 

Assistant Director
Kathryn Parker Karst
Phone: (504) 988-4773
E-mail: kparker1@tulane.edu

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