The Heath Promotion Research Program develops interventions that promote healthy lifestyles and tests these interventions in the community, especially among populations disproportionately burdened with chronic disease.
Obesity increases the risk and complications of many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers. Effective programs that reduce obesity, which affects one in five American adults, will benefit communities greatly.
The HPRP is a part of the Institute for Health Research and Policy housed at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The program is supported by the UIC Department of Medicine's Section of Health Promotion Research and the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care of the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Researchers in this program engage churches, health care providers and many living or working in or near the UIC neighborhood.
Directing the program is Marian Fitzgibbon, professor of medicine and health policy and administration, and IHRP's deputy director.
Researchers in the Health Promotion Research Program currently aim to:
As part of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Health Promotion Research Program nurtures investigators, from sponsoring post-doctorate fellows to supporting their pursuit of career development grants or their first research project grants from the National Institutes of Health.
The Heath Promotion Research Program develops interventions that promote healthy lifestyles and tests these interventions in the community, especially among populations disproportionately burdened with chronic disease.
Obesity…