Epidemiology & Community Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Emilyn U Alejandro
- ealejandumnedu
- Physiology - Associate Professor
- Healthy Weight Research Center
- Lillehei Heart Institute
Person: Faculty
20042025
Zinzi Bailey
- zbaileyumnedu
- Epidemiology & Community Health - Associate Professor
- Screening, Prevention, Etiology & Cancer Survivorship
Person: Member, Faculty
20142025
Shelbretta Ball
- ballskumnedu
- Epidemiology & Community Health - Post-Doctoral Fellow
Person: Professionals-in-Training

127 Active
1401 Finished

Innovative Approaches to Expand Cancer Genetic Screening and Testing for Patients & Families in a Statewide Oncology Network through Community, State, & Payer Partnerships
Resnicow, K. (PI)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, NIH NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI)
1/1/25 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
Grocery Delivery to Promote Healthy Weight Gain Among Low-Income Pregnant Young Women
Resnicow, K. (PI)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, NIH NAT'L INST OF CHILD HEALTH/HUMAN DEV
1/1/25 → 3/31/26
Project: Research project
A Smartphone Intervention for Pregnancy Smoking Cessation with Peer Support
Resnicow, K. (PI)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
1/1/25 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project

24-hour activity composition is associated with lower fall and fracture risk in older men
Roe, L. S., Strotmeyer, E. S., Cawthon, P. M., Glynn, N. W., Ma, Y., Ancoli-Israel, S., Ensrud, K., Redline, S., Stone, K. L., Gabriel, K. P. & Cauley, J. A., Jan 1 2025, In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 40, 1, p. 27-37 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
A Clinical Tool to Relate Youth Risk Factors to Adult Cardiovascular Events and Type 2 Diabetes: The International Childhood Cardiovascular Cohort Consortium
Haley, J., Woo, J. G., Jacobs, D. R., Bazzano, L., Daniels, S., Dwyer, T., Juonala, M., Raitakari, O., Sinaiko, A., Steinberger, J., Venn, A., Whitaker, K. M. & Urbina, E. M., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 276, 114277.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Addressing maternal and infant health inequities requires improved birth record data collection
Kader, F., Noyes, P., Iruka, I. U., Whitt-Glover, M., Goldtooth-Halwood, R., Bailey, Z. & Yi, S. S., Feb 2025, In: Nature Medicine. 31, 2, p. 358-359 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review of Measures and Methods I: Definitions, Publication Trends, Study Purposes, Funding Sources, Country of the Samples, and Study Sources
Karatekin, C., Mason, S. M., Riegelman, A. L., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F. T. & Barnes, A., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Mar 18 2021
DOI: 10.13020/s2jm-1j25, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/219142
Dataset
Data to accompany Longitudinal Fruit and Vegetable Sales in Small Food Retailers: Response to a Novel Local Food Policy and Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status
Carr-Manthe, P. L., Winkler, M. R., Lenk, K. M., Erickson, D. J., Caspi, C. E. & Laska, M. N., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2020
DOI: 10.13020/adr6-3542, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/214932
Dataset
Evaluation of the first U.S. staple foods ordinance: Impact on nutritional quality of food retailer offerings, customer purchases and home food environments
Carr-Manthe, P. L., Laska, M. N., Caspi, C. E., Lenk, K. M., Moe, S. G., Pelletier, J. E., Harnack, L. J. & Erickson, D. J., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, 2019
DOI: 10.13020/qxtc-sc36, http://hdl.handle.net/11299/205351
Dataset

5 Poster
2 Submitted presentation or panel

Racial Barriers to Kidney Transplant After Listing, 2015 - 2020
McKinney, W. T. (Speaker), Schladt, D. (Contributor), Miller, J. M. (Contributor), Weaver, T. (Contributor), Pyke, J. (Contributor), Madhusoodanan, T. (Contributor) & Israni, A. K. (Contributor)
Jun 7 2022
Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel
Developing a Patient Specific Search of Heart Transplant Programs: Feedback from Heart Transplant Candidates and Recipients
McKinney, W. T. (Speaker), Bruin, M. J. (Author), Schaffhausen, C. R. (Author), Chu, S. (Speaker), Snyder, J. J. (Author), Martin, C. M. (Author), Alexy, T. (Author), Kasiske, B. L. (Author) & Israni, A. K. (Author)
May 30 2020
Activity: Talk types › Poster
Variations in Recipient and Donor Clinical Characteristics Between Heart Transplant Candidates
McKinney, W. T. (Speaker), Bruin, M. J. (Author), Chu, S. (Author), Schladt, D. (Author), Snyder, J. J. (Author), Martin, C. M. (Author), Alexy, T. (Author), Kasiske, B. L. (Author) & Israni, A. K. (Author)
May 30 2020
Activity: Talk types › Submitted presentation or panel

NDSR Software Food and Nutrient Database
Nutrition Coordinating Center
Equipment/facility: Database

What a kidney transplant means for you or a loved one
McKinney, W. T. & Israni, A. K.
3/7/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
CDC Study Links Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to Covid-19 Spread in Minnesota
Demmer, R. T.
11/21/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
What 635 Epidemiologists Are Doing for Thanksgiving
Widome, R. L.
11/20/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview