Halting hidden hunger (Links to an external site)
Can improved nutrition during pregnancy help prevent stunted growth in children around the world? With partners in Ecuador, WU-CDTR Member, Dr. Lora Iannotti studies the effects of maternal diet through the Mikhuna project.
NIH awards grant to a group of researchers led by Samuel-Hodge to optimize a family-based weight loss intervention for Black adults (Links to an external site)
Drs. Carmen Samuel-Hodge [WU-CDTR Member], Candice L. Alick (UNC), and Shiriki Kumanyika (UPenn) [WU-CDTR Member] will continue their work promoting healthy lifestyles among Black families. This study will optimize a behavioral weight loss intervention for Black adult family pairs or dyads.
A call for equity in digital health tool design (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR Member, Maura Kepper, an assistant professor within the Prevention Research Center at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, is working to ensure that digital health tools serve all populations effectively, particularly the historically marginalized.
Scholars Say Implementation Science Training Boosted Their Careers (Links to an external site)
WU-CDTR members, Drs. Niko Verdecias-Pellum and Gabriella McLoughlin highlight the impacts of the Institute for Implementation Science Scholars (IS-2).
Podcast: Ross Brownson on The Path to Public Health Transformation (Links to an external site)
Health Affairs‘ Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews WU-CDTR Associate Director, Dr. Ross Brownson of Washington University on his recent paper that details the path towards a transformed public health system and how a focus on social determinants of health and partnerships with diverse sectors can help overcome challenges in the current system.