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Study Aims to Help Minority Childhood Cancer Survivors Stay Healthy as Adults

Melinda Stolley and colleagues are examining weight, diet, physical activity, smoking and medical follow-up of adults who were treated for cancer as children to learn how various factors might influence the health behaviors of these cancer survivors.
Study Aims to Move Smokers Closer to Quitting

Directed by Robin Mermelstein at UIC and conducted in Wisconsin, the study will evaluate combinations of pharmaceutical and behavioral strategies to increase motivation, readiness and attempts to quit smoking.
IHRP Administrator Receives School of Public Health Award

John Brach, director of human resources, has received the Distinguished Sponsored Program Staff Award.
UIC Receives $1 Million Grant to Study "Fat Taxes," Diet, Obesity

Lisa Powell and colleagues in the Health Policy Center are examining the relationship between state taxes on junk food and soda and food consumption, diet quality and obesity.

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Carol Braunschweig "Collaboration with IHRP has provided tremendous support for my research in a number of areas, including outstanding guidance in biostatistics, study design recommendations and assitance in protocol implementation."

— Carol Braunschweig, PhD, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Nutrition

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