The following research centers and partners across the country conduct research on many different subjects, including depression, disease management, gerontology, and specialty care (cardiac rehabilitation, clinical trials for HIV and hypertension):
Center for Health Research (Oregon, Hawaii, and Georgia)
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- health behavior intervention (especially in the areas of nutrition and smoking cessation)
- conventional and alternative medicine in treating craniofacial disorders, such as periodontal disease and temporomandibular joint disorder
- population-based approaches for treating and preventing diseases
- treating depression among adolescents in primary care settings
- primary care (primary care redesign, behavioral health, chronic disease management)
- prevention (preterm pregnancy risks, cancer screening, immunization, surveillance)
- specialty care (cardiac rehabilitation, clinical trials for HIV and hypertension)
- evaluation research (intervention effectiveness, performance measurement, telemedicine)
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Oregon:
3800 N. Interstate Ave.
Portland, OR 97227-1098
Mary L. Durham, PhD, director
Established: 1964
Center for Health Research
Hawaii:
501 Alakawa
Honolulu, HI 96817
Thomas M. Vogt, MD, MPH, associate director
Established: 1999
Georgia:
9 Piedmont Center
3495 Piedmont Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Robert Davis, MD, MPH, director of Research
Established: 1998
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Department of Research and Evaluation (Pasadena, California) |
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- cancer clinical trials
- birth defects prevention
- cognitive impairment/aging
- cancer screening
- diabetes management programs
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular diseases
- vaccine safety
- obesity prevention
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100 S. Los Robles Ave., 2nd Floor
Pasadena, CA 91102
Steven J. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, director
Established: 1978
Department of Research and Evaluation |
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Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (Rockville, Maryland) |
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- clinical research in the areas of cardiology, oncology, gastroenterology, and infectious disease
- epidemiological and health services research on such issues as health services, health disparities, infectious diseases, oncology, health information and preventive health
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2101 E. Jefferson St.
Rockville, MD 20852
Michael A. Horberg, MD, MAS, FACP, FIDSA, director
Established: 1993
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute |
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Division of Research (Oakland, California)
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- epidemiologic studies in cancer and cardiovascular diseases
- cancer screening
- community-based health projects
- diabetes
- gerontology
- mental health and alcohol/substance abuse
- the role of nutrition in disease causation and prevention
- primary care
- perinatal medicine
- neurological diseases
- maternal/child health
- women's health
- asthma
- AIDS/HIV
- family health for schools
- complementary alternative medicine
- health care utilization/costs
- health services
- gastroenterology
- genetics research
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DOR Administrative offices
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
Joe Selby, MD, director
Established: 1961
Division of Research |
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Division of Research (Bedford, Ohio) |
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- obesity health disparities in African Americans
- obesity predictive modeling
- risky sexual behavior in adolescents
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19999 Rockside Road
Bedford, OH 44146
Lisaann Gittner, MSC, director
Charles DeShazer, MD, associate medical director
Established: 1995 |
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Institute for Health Research (Denver, Colorado) |
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- cancer prevention screening and treatment
- HIV/AIDS
- infectious diseases
- emergency room management
- cardiac care
- interactive voice recognition technology
- pregnancy outcomes
- asthma care and management
- diabetes care and management
- patient/physician communication
- informed patient choice
- pharmacotherapy
- health care economics
- dementia
- weight management
- smoking cessation
- childhood immunizations
- disease management
- emergency chest pain evaluation
- fibromyalgia clinics
- early childhood interventions
- senior interventions
- sleep apnea
- patient safety
- bioterrorism
- workplace depression
- depression and heart failure
- integration of behavioral health into primary care
- behavioral changes in populations with chronic disease(s)
- use of information technology to improve management of patients with chronic illness
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CPMG Administration
10350 E. Dakota Ave.
Denver, CO 80231
Arne L. Beck, PhD, and Paul Barrett, MD, MSPH, directors
Established: 1990
Institute for Health Research |
