Our research centers are a hub for innovation with local, national, and global impact. With one of the University of Minnesota’s largest research portfolios and the second-highest level of NIH funding, we are improving health for populations that need it most.

School of Public Health Centers

• Cannabis Research Center (CRC)
  Answers the most important research questions related to cannabis and health, particularly in the state of Minnesota.
• Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health (MCH)
  Committed to improving the health of children, women, and families. The center offers an MPH degree, continuing education, and assistance to community-based organizations and agencies.
• Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI)
  Advances interdisciplinary aging science; creates meaningful educational experiences in aging; builds innovations in care and services; and collaborates to promote healthy aging.
• Center for Public Health Systems (CPHS)
  Supports public health practitioners and public health systems using evidence-based research.
• Coordinating Centers for Biometric Research (CCBR)
  Designs and implements multicenter clinical research trials with an emphasis on infectious disease and cardiopulmonary health since 1985.
• Epidemiology Clinical Research Center (ECRC)
  Provides facilities for research in osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, estrogen, exercise, and cardiovascular disease prevention.
• Exposure Science and Sustainability Institute (ESSI)
  Conducts applied research to help industry answer practical questions related to exposure science and sustainability.
• Food Safety Center of Excellence (FSCoE)
  Helps prevent and respond to foodborne illnesses. Provides resources for state and local officials to improve food safety through better detection and investigation of outbreaks.
• Genomic Data Commons (GDC)
  Serves as a genomic data repository for publicly available datasets, especially those from locally conducted research, for U of M researchers.
• Healthy Weight Research Center (HWRC)
  Fosters and improves multidisciplinary research into prevention strategies, serves as an educational resource center in the field of obesity prevention, and advocates for public policies that address the obesity epidemic.
• Midwest Analytics and Disease Modeling Center (MADMC)
  Provides data-based predictive scenarios to leaders to help them make informed policy decisions during public health emergencies.
• Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS)
  Provides graduate academic and research training programs, continuing education, and outreach activities, and serves as a regional resource for industry, labor, federal, state, and local government agencies, and agriculture.
• Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training (MWC)
  Provides model training programs to workers and residents who may be exposed to hazardous substances.
• Minnesota Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC)
  A collaboration between the University and the Minneapolis Veterans Administration healthcare system that conducts literature reviews on health-related topics as a basis for guiding policy and practice.
• Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
  Helps Minnesota businesses implement solutions that maximize resource efficiency, prevent pollution, and reduce costs to improve public health and the environment.
• Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC)
  Develops and supports state-of-the-art methods and databases for researchers collecting and analyzing dietary data.
• Prevention Research Center (PRC)
  Focused on improving weight-related health for children and families struggling with obesity in underserved communities.
• Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC)
  Provides assistance to academic, government, and nonprofit researchers interested in using Medicare and Medicaid data.
• Rural Health Research Center (RHRC)
  Conducts research and disseminates information that will help policymakers better address the unique healthcare needs of rural America.
• State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)
  A health policy research center with a focus on state policy. Staff members generate sound data and produce rigorous, policy-driven analyses.
• Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH)
  Brings together unique and complementary expertise to address existing and emerging occupational health and safety issues in agriculture.
• Upper Midwest Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response (UMCPHPR)
  A collaborative initiative designed to strengthen public health emergency preparedness and response across the six-state Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 5 area.