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Event Series Event Series: EpiCH Seminar Series

Introduction to New Centers at the SPH

October 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am CDT

Location: West Bank Office Building, Room 364
  • « In Person Undergraduate Transfer Info Session
  • SPH Graduate Virtual Application Drop-In Session »

New Centers at the SPH:

  1. Cannabis Research Center (CRC)
  2. Midwest Analytics and Disease Modeling Center (MADMC)
  3. Prevention Research Center (PRC)

The University of Minnesota School of Public Health Cannabis Research Center (CRC) strives to understand the public health implications of cannabis legalization and be a trusted source of information to guide policy and practice related to cannabis use in Minnesota. To accomplish this, the CRC:

  1. Conducts timely and Minnesota-specific research
  2. Studies issues pertaining to equity
  3. Provides interpretation and contextualization
  4. Collaborates, trains and supports future practitioners and scholars

The Midwest Analytics and Disease Modeling Center (MADMC) is one of 13 centers across the United States funded by the CDC to build modeling and analytic capacity in health departments across the country. MADMC is a partnership between the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Health, and Minnesota Electronic Health Records Consortium. Our goal is to provide public health agencies and health systems with data-driven, actionable insights into decision alternatives during public health emergencies.

The University of Minnesota Prevention Research Center (PRC) will focus on research, training, and interventions that improve nutrition, physical activity, and wellness among children most at risk for weight-related health issues from households with lower incomes and from historically underserved communities. In its newest 5 year-round of CDC funding beginning October 2024, the primary goals of the center will be to develop and disseminate actionable knowledge, enhance community and cross-sector collaboration, build infrastructure, and expand training for healthy weight promotion in children and their families. The UMN PRC is one of 20 academic research centers across the country conducting community-based applied public health research to address chronic diseases and other leading causes of death and disability in the US.

Audience for this event: Current Students, Faculty/Staff

Speaker(s)

Traci Toomey, PhD

Director, Cannabis Research Center

Kelly Searle

Kelly Searle, PhD, Sc.M.

Assistant Professor

melissa laska

Melissa Laska, PhD, R.D.

McKnight Distinguished University Professor

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Series:
EpiCH Seminar Series
Audience:
Current Students, Faculty/Staff

Venue

West Bank Office Building, Room 364
1300 S 2nd St
Minneapolis, MN 55455 United States

Organizer

Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

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