University of Washington
Health Promotion Research Center
Center’s Web site*First funded: 1986
Core Research Focus
Sustaining physical activity among older adults.
Core Research Projects
Current (2004–2009)
Physical Activity for Lifetime Success
Implementing a physical activity intervention to improve overall health for
ethnically diverse, low-income, older adults in Seattle.
Principal Investigator:
Jeffrey R. Harris, JH7@u.washington.edu
Past (1986-2004)
EnhanceFitness (formerly Lifetime Fitness Program)
PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active,
Rewarding Lives for Seniors)
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
Aging &
Elderly Health | |
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SIP# 13-2004 | Healthy Aging Network |
SIP# 15-2004 | Defining the Public Health Role in Depression and Depressive Disorders for Older Adults |
SIP# 08-2006 | Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health |
Cardiovascular Health | |
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SIP# 06-1999 | Studying the Effect of Stress on High Blood Pressure Among African Americans |
SIP# 03-2005 | Examining Disparities in Outpatient Rehabilitation Among Stroke Survivors |
SIP# 09-2005 | Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network |
Community Health | |
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SIP# 20-1999 | Enhancing Community Factors to Improve Residents’ Health |
SIP# 11-2007 | Assessing the Impact of Changes to the Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Public Housing Development |
Epilepsy | |
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SIP# 07-2006 | Adapting the PEARLS Program for Adults with Epilepsy |
Mental Health | |
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SIP# 07-2006 | Adapting the PEARLS Program for Adults with Epilepsy |
Nutrition & Physical Activity
for Adults | |
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SIP# 18-2001 | Assessing Communities’ “Walkability” and “Bikeability” |
SIP# 05-2004 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network |
SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
SIP# 11-2007 | Assessing the Impact of Changes to the Built Environment on Physical Activity in a Public Housing Development |
Nutrition &
Physical Activity for Youth | |
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SIP# 10-2007 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network — Exploring How Local Policies Promote and Increase Physical Activity |
Obesity &
Overweight | |
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SIP# 07-2000 | Preventing Obesity in the United States |
Oral Health | |
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SIP# 01-2001 | Communitywide Strategies to Promote Oral Health |
SIP# 02-2001 | Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research |
SIP# 01-2004 | Creating and Testing a Series of CD-ROMs for the Promotion of Oral Health Across Generations |
School Health | |
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SIP# 10-2005 | Preventing Heart Disease Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: A School-Based Curriculum |
Tobacco
Prevention & Control | |
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SIP# 16-1999 | Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities |
Contact Information
Center
University of Washington
Health Promotion Research Center
1107 NE 45th St., Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98105
Principal Investigator
Jeffrey R. Harris, MD, MPH, MBA
Phone: (206) 616-8113
E-mail: JH7@u.washington.edu
Center Manager
Sheryl Schwartz
Phone: (206) 685-7258
Fax: (206) 543-8841
E-mail: sheryls@u.washington.edu
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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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