Research at EpiCH
Our faculty, staff and students are involved in research that addresses real-world public health issues by working jointly with other researchers at the University and throughout the world on multidiscipliary research projects.
Research Highlight
Food Synergy: The Key To A Healthy Diet
Over the years, people have viewed the health benefits of vitamins and nutrients found in food individually… David R. Jacobs, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Minnesota, argues in a recent commentary for the Nutrition Reviews journal that nutrition researchers should focus on whole foods rather than only on single nutrients. “We argue for a need to return to food as the source of nutrition knowledge.”
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Alchohol Related Research
Cancer Research
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
Diabetes Research
Epidemiologic Methods
Genetics Research
Infectious Disease Research
Nutrition Related Research
- Nutrition Epidemiology
- Project EAT Research
- The Dietary Composition and Exercise Tolerance Study (DIET)
- Childhood & Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)
- Cafeteria Power Plus Program
- Trying Alternative Cafeteria Options in Schools (TACOS)
Maternal & Child Public Health Research
Obesity Related Research
Social Epi Work Group
Tobacco Control & Smoking
- Tobacco Control & Smoking Research
- Tobacco Policy Research Group
- American Indian Community Tobacco Project (AICTP)
- Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort Study (MACC)
- Clean Indoor Air Consequences (CIAC)
- The Tobacco Free Youth Recreation study (TFYR)
Women's Reproductive, Gynecological and Mental Health Research
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