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Research Centers

Center for Childhood Obesity Research

Center for Health Care and Policy Research

Center for Healthy Aging

Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center

Center for Safe and Healthy Children

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Research Projects: Childhood Obesity Health Care Policy Healthy Aging Prevention
Services and Resources: Clinical Research Center Services Healthy Aging Research Support
Education and Training: Clinical and Translational Sciences Dual-Title Ph.D. Health Services Research Colloquium
Selected Publications: Center for Childhood Obesity Research Prevention Publications
Outreach and Collaboration: Combating Childhood Obesity Faculty Affiliate Program in Health Care and Policy Research Healthy Aging Community Support

Research Support Units

HHD contains several centers and other units that offer a variety of unique and excellent research-support services.

The Clinical Research Center provides infrastructure and services for investigators who conduct research with humans.

Visit the Clinical Research Center website.

The Biomarker Core Lab provides biomarker research support, including preparation and analysis of samples, data analysis, and consultation on study design.

Visit the Biomarker Core Lab website.

The Quantitative Developmental Systems Methodology Core coordinates and supports research and teaching about the use of quantitative methods in social science.

Visit the QuantDev Methodology website.

The Diet Assessment Center provides high quality dietary data collection and development and/or validation of dietary instruments such as food frequency questionnaires and dietary screeners.

Visit the Diet Assessment Center website.

Research Spotlight

HHD researchers work to ensure fair distribution of $1B+ opioid settlement

HHD researchers worked with counties across Pennsylvania to develop a formula for distributing PA’s $1.07 billion share of the settlement with the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid crisis.

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