PBRNs

The Public Health PBRN Program: A Summative Report

Glen Mays PhD  •  December 30, 2013

Abstract

This report provides a six-year summary of the work of the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks Program, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Suggested Citation

Glen P. Mays. The Public Health PBRN Program: A Summative Report. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 2013. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/glen_mays/132

Virginia Public Health PBRN

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Collaborators 

  • Virginia Tech Center for Public Health Practice & Research
  • New River Health District, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA                      

Leadership

Kathy Hosig, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor & Director
Virginia Tech Center for Public Health Practice & Research

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Mail:
Sandy Hall
Department of Population Health Sciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Phone:
540-231-6637

Pennsylvania Public Health PBRN

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Collaborators                        

  • University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
  • Allegheny County Health Department
  • Erie County Health Department
  • York Bureau of Health
  • Allentown Bureau of Health
  • Bethlehem Health Bureau
  • Chester County Health Department
  • Mahoning County Health Department

Leadership

Gerald Barron, M.P.H.
Associate Professor
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health

Illinois Public Health PBRN

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Collaborators 

  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Illinois Department of Public Health
  • Illinois Public Health Association
  • Illinois Public Health Institute                    

Leadership

Christina Welter, M.P.H.
Associate Director
Dr.P.H. Program
University of Illinois at Chicago

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Arkansas Public Health PBRN

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Collaborators

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciencs
  • Arkansas Department of Health
  • All Local Health Units of the Arkansas Department of Health                      

Leadership

Nate Smith, M.D., M.P.H.
Deputy State Health Officer
Arkansas Department of Health

Contact Us

By Mail:
4301 West Markham St. #820-12
Little Rock, AR 72205

By Phone:
501-661-2400

Wisconsin Public Health PBRN

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Overview

Purpose: The Wisconsin Public Health Research Network (WPHRN) links public health practitioners and researchers to answer questions and disseminate discoveries that can be applied to improve practice and population health.

Vision: The network initiates and actively supports collaboration between public health practitioners and researchers to plan, conduct, and disseminate findings from public health practice-relevant research.

Vermont Public Health PBRN

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Leadership

Jan Carney, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
University of Vermont, College of Medicine

Contact Us

Mail:
89 Beaumont Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405

Phone:
802-656-3131

Jan Carney, MD
jan.carney@uvm.edu