Primary Areas of Research

Epidemiological studies of aging

• The Canadian Study of Health and Aging
• Cache County Study of Aging and Memory
• The Health and Retirement Survey

Epidemiologic studies of adolescent health

• The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health

Obesity research

• Observational studies
• Prevention intervention studies
• Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP)

Family Medicine research

• Studies of clinical preventive services

Quality of life measures

• Duke Health Profile

International Health

Faculty Postion Open

The unit has close links to:

• Duke Center for Aging
• Center for Health Policy, Management and Law
• Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Duke Clinical Research Institute
• Duke Diet and Fitness Center
• Hubert-Yeargan Center for International Health
• Duke Department of Psychiatry
• Duke Center for Human Genetics
• Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research