APTR | Promoting Health Through Prevention Education and Research

Project Name	Institution	Principal Investigator
A Comprehensive Care Model for Managing Menorrahagia	University of Rochester School of Medicine	Peter Kouides, MD
A Domestic Violence Intervention with Latino Families	Georgia State University	Julia Perilla, PhD
A Heart Failure Care-Manged Program in Family Medicine	Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Daniel Kalb, MD
A Media-Based Motivational Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies	Nova Southeastern University	Linda Sobell, PhD, ABPP
A Strategy for Earlier Detection of Syphilis at Grady Hospital	Morehouse School of Medicine	Elizabeth Safran, MD, MPH
A Web-Based Coronary Heart Disease Decision Support Tool	Mayo Clinic	Thomas Kottke, MD, MSPH
Accuracy of Parental Report of Hepatitis A Vaccination of Children	Research Triangle Institute	Paul Levy, BS, MA, PhD
Addressing Racial Disparities in Immunization Delivery	Medical University of South Carolina	Paul Darden, MD
Air Pollution and Cardiac Vulnerability to Acute Events	Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
American Indian/Alaska Native HIV Testing Survey	Oregon Health and Science University	Jodi Lapidus, PhD
An Information Needs Assessment for Preventive Care	University of Michigan Medical Center	Larry Gruppen, PhD
Anemia in WIC Children Ages 12-35 Months	The University of Health Sciences	V. James Guillory, DO, MPH
Arizona Public Health Leadership Institute	University of Arizona	Kathryn Burgess, PhD
Assessing the Burden of Colorectal Cancer in Kentucky	University of Kentucky	Claudia Hopenhayn-RIch, PhD, MPH
At-home Exercise Regimen for Outcome Benefit in CHF	Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center	David Katz, MD, MPH
Availability of Hepatitis B Vaccine for High-Risk Adolescents	University of Rochester	Stanley Schaffer, MD, MS
Baby-Friendly's Impact on Duration and Exclusivity	University of Rochester	Ann Dozier, PhD, RN
Barriers to Vaccine Acceptance Among African Americans	Morehouse School of Medicine	Elizabeth Safran, MD, MPH
Behavior, Infection, and Genetics in Early-Onset Stroke	University of Maryland School of Medicine	Steven Kittner, MD, MPHr
Biologic Pathways Linking Stress, BV, and Preterm Birth	Health Federation of Philadelphia	Jennifer Culhane, PhD, MPH
Bioterrorism Preparedness: Curricula for Health Workers	Columbia University School of Nursing	Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Cost Effectivenss Analysis	University of Connecticut	Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD
Building Urban MCH Capacity Project	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Magda Peck, ScD
Cancer in the Disabled Medicaid Population in Oregon	Oregon Health Science University	Donald Austin, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Surveillance Via a Hypertension Registry	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Karen Sigmon Smith, MPH, RHEd
Center on Social Disparities in Health	UCSF	Paula Braveman, MD, MPH
Community Health Information and Capacity-Building Needs	Research Triangle Institute	David Driscoll, PhD, MPH
Community-Based Micronutrient Consumption in Tibet	University of Rochester	Timothy Dye, PhD, MPA, MS, MA
Comorbidities and Prostate Cancer in Elderly Black Men	University of Kentucky	Steven Fleming, PhD
Comprehensive Treatment and Support Intervention for Diabetes (CTSI-D)	International Society on Hypertension in Blacks	John Flack, MD, MPH
Cost-Effectiveness of Child Immunization Approaches	Research Triangle Institute	Amanda Honeycutt, PhD
Cost-Effectiveness of Standing Orders Programs	Research Triangle Institute	Amanda Honeycutt, PhD
Crisis Leadership Excellence - KPHLI Institute	University of Kentucky College of Public Health	Douglas Scutchfield, MD
Cryptosporidium Infections in Households with Septic Systems	University of New Mexico, Dept of Family and Community Medicine	Kristine Tollestrup, PhD, MPH
Cues to Action in Diabetes Risk Education (CADRE)	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Laura Eizember, MD
Current Survey Activities of Child Health Behaviors	Tufts University School of Medicine	Aviva Must, PhD
Deaf People and Health Measures - Is a Database Feasible?	University of Rochester School of Medicine	Steven Barnett, MD
Defining the Dimensions of Pregnancy Intendedness	University of Utah School of Medicine	Joseph Stanford, MD, MSPH
Developing a BRFSS-Based Report Card for Older Adults	University of South Florida College of Public Health	Laurence Branch, PhD
Development of a Simplified 2-Stage Cancer Model	University of Massachusetts Lowell	David Kriebel, ScD
Development of Interventions to Promote Male and Female Condom Use	Denver Health and Hospital Authority	Sheana Salyers Bull, PhD, MPH
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Hospitalizations in Georgia	Emory University School of Medicine	Curtiss Cook, MD
Dietary Factors, Obesity and Dental Caries in Children	University of Iowa	Steven Levy, DDS, MPH
Disability and Public Health: A Curriculum	Oregon Health Sciences University	Charles Drum, JD, PhD
Disaster Response Training to Help Disabled Persons	University of Kansas	Glenn White, PhD
Disease Clustering and Episodic Environmental Releases	University of Massachusetts Lowell	David Kriebel, ScD, ScM
Disease Prevention Through Detection of C. Immitits in the Environment	University of Arizona	Michael Lebowitz, PhD, MPH
Does Asthma Increase the Risk Pneumococcal Diseases	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Marie Griffin, MD, MPH
Down Syndrome and Racial Disparity in Mortality	Health Research Incorporated	Charlotte Druschel, MD, MPH
Education and Quality Assurance in Molecular Genetic Laboratories	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD
Efficacy of OAE/ABR Protocol in Identifying Hearing Loss	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Jean Johnson, DrPH
Eliminating Perinatal HIV Transmission: An Urban Strategy	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Magda Peck, ScD
Eliminating pHIV: Addressing Missed Opportunities for Prevention	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Magda Peck, ScD
Environmental Exposures and Childhood Neurodevelopment	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Getrud Berkowitz, PhD
ESDA Methods for Measurement and Visualization of Disparities in Prostate Cancer	The Pennsylvania State University/The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center	Eugene Lengerich, VMD, MS
Establishment of a Regional FAS Training Center	Saint Louis University School of Medicine	Mark Mengel, MD, MPH
Estimating Prenatal Syphilis Screening Rates	Research Triangle Institute	Norma Gavin, PhD
Estimating the National Burden of Pneumococcal Disease	Havard Medical School	Jonathan Finkelstein, MD, MPH
Evaluating "Remembering When": Fire and Fall Prevention	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc	Sandee Coulberson, EdD, MPH, BSN
Evaluating Breastfeeding Rates in a US Baby-Friendly Hospital	Boston Medical Center	Barbara Philipp, MD, IBCLC
Evaluating Middle School Immunization Laws	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Thad Wilson , RN, PhD
Evaluating the Preventability of Maternal Deaths	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Margaret Harper, MD
Evaluation of a Peer-Counseling Model for Breastfeeding	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Claudine Legault, PhD
Evaluation of Breastfeeding Promotion and Support Program	Hawaii Department of Health	Fay Nakamoto, RN, BSN, MPH
Evaluation of Clinical Utility of a Family History Tool	Evanston Northwestern Healthcare	Wendy Rubinstein, MD, PhD
Evaluation of Immunization Recall Systems	Eastern Virginia Medical School	R. Clinton Crews, MPH
Evaluation of Local Public Health Emergency Exercises	Columbia University School of Nursing	Kristine Gebbie, RN, DrPH
Evidence-Based Practice for Public Health	University of Massachusetts Medical School	Elaine Martin, MSLS, MA
Examining Social Support Among Persons Experiencing Paralysis	University of Nevada, Reno	Charles Bullock, PhD
Exclusive Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Intervention	The University of Connecticut School of Medicine	Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD
Fluoride Information Program	University of Michigan	Amid Ismail, BDS, MPH, DrPH
Fragile X Family Needs Assessment	Research Triangle Institute, Div of Health Social and Economic Research	Donald Bailey, PhD
Future Physicians's Prostate CA Screening: Attitudes and Practices	UMDNJ-RWJMS	Christine Delnevo, PhD, MPH
Geographic Studies of Prostate Cancer	University of Connecticut School of Medicine	David Gregorio, PhD, MS
GIS to Assess Late-Stage Prostate Cancer Incidence	New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services	Ric Skinner, BA, MS
Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults	Tufts University	Miriam Nelson, PhD
Health Outcomes, Employment and Adults with Disabilities	NRH Center for Health and Disability Research	Gwyn Jones, PhD
Healthy People in Healthy Communities: The Wisconsin PHLI	Medical College of Wisconsin	Peter Layde, MD, MSc
HoMBReS: A Lay Health Advisor Approach to STD Prevention	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Scott Rhodes, PhD, MPH, CHES
Home Health Care: Reducing Musculoskeletal Hazards	University of Utah School of Medicine	Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH
Home Visiting for Moderate Childhood Lead Poisoning	Rhode Island Dept of Public Health	Peter Simon, MD, MPH
Impact of 2002 Varicella Vaccine Shortage	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH
Impact of Introduction of PCV7on Pneumonia in Adults	Center for Health Studies	Lisa Jackson, MD, MPH
Improving Public Health Infrastructure	Health Research and Educational Trust	Mary Pittman, DrPH
Improving STD Guideline Access through a Novel Internet Method	The Medical Institute for Sexual Health	Kate Hendricks, MD, MPH & TM
Increasing Costs of Public Sector Purchase of Childhood Vaccines	University of Michigan Medical Center	Matthew Davis, MD, MAPP
Increasing FAS Awareness by a Media Campaign	St. Louis University	Mark Mengel, MD, MPH
Influencing Children's TV and Sedentary Media Use	Research Triangle Institute	James Hersey, PhD
Influenza Vaccination of Children in the Inner City	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH
Insured Breast Cancer Patients' Intervals of Care	University of Kentucky Medical Center	Joyce Beaulieu, PhD, MS
Integrated Approach to Screening and Identifying Women with Bleeding Disorders	University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey	Claire Philipp, MD
Internet & STD Center of Excellence	Denver Health and Hospital Authority	Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, MSPH, PhD
Internet STD/HIV Prevention and Surveillance	Denver Health and Hospital Authority	Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, MSPH
Intrauterine Growth Restriction and Thrombophilia	University of Utah School of Medicine	Donna Dizon-Townson, MD
Iron Supplementation among Low-income, Postpartum Women	The University of Southern Mississippi	Amal Mitra, MD, DrPH, MPH
Kansas Public Health Leadership Institute	University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita	Craig Molgaard, PhD, MPH
Kansas Public Health Workforce & Leadership Development Center	University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita	Suzanne Hawley, PhD, MPH
Kentucky Public Health Leadership Institute	University of Kentucky Medical Center	F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD
Leadership in Times of Crisis and Change - KPHLI Symposium	University of Kentucky Research Foundation	Douglas Scutchfield, MD
Lipid Lowering from Soy Protein and Isoflavone Extract	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Gregory Burke, MD, MS
Local Public Health Competency for Emergency Response	Columbia University	Kristine Gebbie, DrPH, RN
MACH 2010: Maternal and Child Health Analytic Training for Year 2010	University of Rochester	Timothy Dye, PhD, MPA
Management of Women with Menorrhagia and Probable Bleeding Disorders	UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Jamie Siegel, MD
Management Training for Health Workers in Nicaragua	CARE Nicaragua	Nick Mills, PhD
Maternal Feeding Overcontrol: Influences on Child BMI	St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital	Myles Faith, PhD
Measuring Benefits of Reducing Risk of Type 2 Diabetes	Research Triangle Institute	Thomas Hoerger, PhD
Measuring Performance of State and Local Public Health Systems	University of Kentucky Medical Center	Douglas Scutchfield, MD
Mechanism of Unexplained Sudden Cardiac Death	Oregon Health and Science University	Sumeet Chugh, MD
Mechanisms of Stress Reduction on Pregnancy Outcomes	Morehouse School of Medicine	Wendy Nembhard, MPH, PhD
Medical Genetics Test Results Reporting	Tulane University School of Medicine	Marie Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH
Menorrhagia Among Women with Probable Bleeding Disorders	Mayo Clinic	John Heit, MD
Menorrhagia Among Women with Probable Bleeding Disorders	Mayo Clinic	John Heit, MD
Merging Research and Practice for Urban Child Health	University of Nebraska Medical Center-CityMatCH	Magda Peck, ScD
Methamphetamine Use and HIV/Hepatitis Risk in Rural CO	University of Colorado at Denver	Stephen Koester, PhD
Microbial and Immune Parameters Associated with Prematurity	Thomas Jefferson University	Jennifer Culhane, MPH, PhD
Multiple CVD Risk Reduction in Adult African-Americans: A Pilot Study	Morehouse School of Medicine	Sharon Davis, Med, MPA, PhD
National Evaluation of Baby Friendly Initiative	Boston Medical Center	Barbara Philipp, MD, IBCLC
National Public Health Surveillance: A Field Test	University of Kentucky Medical Center	F. Douglas Scutchfield, MD
National Survey to Evaluate Use of the Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation Report Form	Loyola University, Chicago Stritch School of Medicine	Fern Hauck, MD, MS
Nationwide Impact of the Pneumococcal Vaccination Program	Vanderbilt Unviersity Medical Center- Preventive Medicine	Marie Griffin, MD, MPH
Non-Gay Identified Men who have Sex with Men Online	Denver Health and Hospital Authority	Cornelius Rietmeijer, MD, MSPH
North Carolina Achieving Cardiac Excellence Project	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	David Goff Jr., MD, PhD
Optimization of a Scoring System for Near-Miss Morbidity	Research Triangle Institute	Marian Sullivan, MS, MPH
Pesticides and Risk for Prostate Cancer Using GIS Technology	University of Kansas Medical Center	Sue-Min Lai, PhD, MS, MBA
Pilot Evaluation of Internet Smoking Cessation	UMDNJ-School of Public Health	Jonathan Foulds, MA, PhD
Population-based Studies of Epilepsy Prevalence & Incidence	Research Triangle Institute	Barbara Kroner, PhD, MPH
Pregnancy-Associated Cardiomypathies	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Margaret Harper, MD
Prenatal Care among Women with Diabetes during Pregnancy	Research Triangle Institute, Div of Health Services & Social Policy	Norma Gavin, PhD
Preterm Birth and Race: A Study of Individual and Spatial Effects	Thomas Jefferson University	Jennifer Culhane, PhD, MPH
Preventing Perinatal Transmission of HIV in U.S. Cities	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Magda Peck, ScD
Prevention of Exposure to Creosote in Dockbuilders	Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Jacqueline Moline, MD, MSc
Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Damage Using Maternal Blood Markers	Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital	Joan Stoler, MD
Promote Informed Decisions on Prostate Cancer Screening	Research Triangle Institute	Lauren McCormack, PhD
Proposal to Analyze State Child Fatality Review Laws	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Mark Rothstein, JD
Prospective Evaluation of Bleeding Disorders in Children	Emory University School of Medicine	Thomas Abshire, MD
Prostate Cancer ESDA and Spatial Statistics	University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Luc Anselin, PhD
Public Health Impacts of On-Site Wastewater Disposal Systems	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Kristine Tollestrup, PhD, MPH
Racial Differences in Prostate Cancer Treatment Outcomes	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Paul Godley, MD, PhD, MPH
Racial Disparity in Pregnancy-Related Mortality	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Margaret Harper, MD
Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Diabetes Burden, Care and Outcomes	Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Julienne Kirk, PharmD, CDE
Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies in St. Louis	St. Louis University	Mark Mengel, MD, MPH
Reliability and Validity of Internet Survey Methods	University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry	Jonathan Klein, MD, MPH
Research Toward a Proximal Indicator System for DPCPs	Georgia State University	Judith Ottoson, EdD, MPH
Role of Laboratory Markers in Protein-Calorie Malnutrition Assessment	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey	Julie O'Sullivan Maillet, RD, Ph.D., FADA
Screening Bleeding Disorders in Women with Menorrhagia: Epidemiologic and Lab Correlates	UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Claire Philipp, MD
Self-Administered Vaccination Status Survey	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center	William Cassidy, MD
Social Environment and Rural Community Health	University of South Florida	Elizabeth Barnett, PhD, MSPH
Socioeconomic Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health	University of California, San Francisco	Paula Braveman, MD, MPH
Southwestern Public Health Leadership Training Institute	University of Arizona College of Public Health	Wayne Peate, MD, MPH
Standardized CBE Curriculum for Medical Students	Oregon Health and Science University	Donald Austin , MD, MPH
Standing Orders for Vaccination of Hospitalized Elderly	University of Pittsburgh	Donald Middleton, MD
STD Screening in Long-Haul Truck Drivers	New Mexico Department of Health	Steven Jenison, MD
Stress Management and Pregnancy Outcomes in Black Women	Morehouse School of Medicine	Wendy Nembhard, MPH, PhD
Stress Self-Management for Women with Disabilities	Baylor College of Medicine	Rosemary Hughes, PhD
Surveillance for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in North Carolina	Wake Forest University	Margaret Harper, MD, MS
Surveillance Methods for Hypertension Control	Loyola University, Chicago	Richard Cooper, MD
Testing the POWER project: A neighborhood intervention trial	University of Colorado Health Sciences Center	Sheana Bull, PhD
The Effects of the 2000 Influenza Vaccination Delay	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Richard Zimmerman, MD, MPH
The Hemostatic System in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR): Maternal and Fetal Correlates	UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Claire Philipp, MD
The Impact of Arthritis Among Aging American Indians	Northeast Louisiana University	Robert John, PhD
The Public Health of Caregiving	University of Florida	Elena Andresen, PhD
The Role of Thrombophilia in Intrauterine Growth Restriction	Duke University School of Medicine	Andra James, MD, MPH
The Social Context of Pregnancy Among African-American Women: the Relation of Transgenerational Factors and Maternal Stress to Preterm Delivery	Children's Memorial Hospital at Northwestern University	James Collins, Jr., MD, MPH
The Social Dimensions of Health	Fordham University	Marc Miringoff, PhD
Toward Greater Science Use in Urban Health Agencies	University of Nebraska Medical Center	Magda Peck, ScD
Treating Menorrhagia in Women with Bleeding Disorders	Emory University	Sidney Stein, MD
Treatment and Management of Women with Bleeding Disorders	Mayo Clinic	John Heit, MD
Treatment Decision Process Among Prostate Cancer Survivors	Duke University Medical Center	Laurence Branch, PhD
Understanding Patient Decisions to be Immunized	Research Triangle Institute	James Hersey, PhD
Unintentional Injury Prevention Among Older Persons	California State University-Los Angeles	Jorge Lambrinos, MS
Using the Health Care Visit to Improve Contraceptive Use	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	Ruth Petersen, MD, MPH
Vaccination Issues and Problems	University of Michigan Medical Center	Gary Freed, MD, MPH
Vaccine Economics: Research to Inform Policy Decisions	Harvard Pilgrim Health Care	Tracy Lieu, MD, MPH
Venous Thrombosis in Prothrombin 20210G-A Carriers	Mayo Clinic	John Heit, MD
Wisconsin Public Health Leadership Institute - Development and Implementation	Medical College of Wisconsin	William Greaves, MD, MSPH
Women with Bleeding Disorders Treatment Study	Duke University Medical Center	Andrea Lukes, MD, MHS
Women's Emotional and Rational Response to High Risk HPV	University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	Robert Hamm, PhD
Y-Chromosome and PSA as Biomarkers of Sexual Activity	Johns Hopkins University	Roxanne Jamshidi, MD, MPH

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