INFRASTRUCTURE

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INFRASTRUCTURE
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UA Organization Chart
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SPH Organization Chart
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UAlbany SPH Overview

• The UA SUNY School of Public Health
• was founded in 1985
• is the only accredited School of Public Health
  within the SUNY system
• 4 academic departments
• Biomedical Sciences
• Environmental Health Sciences
• Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• Health Policy, Management, and Behavior

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SUNY DOH SPH

• The UA SUNY School of Public Health is the only
  School of Public Health that is a partnership
  between a research university and a state health
  department
• 215 faculty members
• 33 SUNY-paid
• 182 NYS Department of Health-paid

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UA PRC Organization Chart
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Roles within the UA PRC

• Leadership Roles
• David Strogatz PI of center and Leader of
  Research Core
• Ed Waltz Leader of Administrative Core and
  Communication/Dissemination/Training Core
• Brian Fisher Leader of Evaluation Core and PI of
  core research project
• Mary Gallant PI of core research project

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Roles within the UA PRC

• Support Staff across Cores
• Administrative Sharleen Brittell, Mary
  Riley-Jacome
• Communication, Dissemination, Training Regina
  Bryde
• Evaluation Brett Harris
• Research Mary Riley-Jacome, Anna Zendell, Ruby
  Wang

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Participation by UA PRC Staff in PRC National
Committees

• David Strogatz
• Chair, Policy Committee
• Member, Steering Committee
• Ed Waltz and Regina Bryde
• Members, Communication Committee
• Brian Fisher
• Member, Evaluation Committee
• Eileen Michaels
• Member, National Community Committee

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Committees within the UA PRC

• Community Advisory Board
• Community Steering Committees (in each of six
  intervention communities of the core research
  project)
• Evaluation Committee
• Scientific Advisory Committee

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UA PRC Co-Investigators

• Kirsten Davison (childhood obesity)
• Diane Dewar (health economics)
• Akiko Hosler (epidemiology of diabetes)
• Janine Jurkowski (CBPR/health of Latino
  populations)
• Jennifer Manganello (health communications)
• Benjamin Shaw (healthy aging)
• Yuchi Young (health services for older adults)

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Initial NIH Funding of PRC Co-Investigators

• Benjamin Shaw Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyles
  in Old Age in the United States and Japan (NIA,
  2008-2012)
• Jennifer Manganello Promoting Reproductive
  Healthcare Among African American Women in a
  Small Town Setting (NCMHD, 2009-2014)
• Kirsten Davison and Janine Jurkowski A Childhood
  Obesity Prevention Program Designed by Families
  for Families (NCMHD, 2009-2011)

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Challenges and Lessons

• Implications of the partnership between SUNY and
  the NYS Health Department
• Individuals with multiple roles
• Developing prevention researchers