The Neighborhoods Study (TNS) is the largest research study to explore the impact of social and environmental factors — also known as the social exposome — on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). The Center …
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CHDR Research Scientist, Sarah Keller, PhD, Leads Cutting-Edge Research on Life Course Social Exposome and Vascular Brain Injury
Using a novel residential history method developed at CHDR, the study found that odds of any vascular brain injury increased by 4% with each year participants spent in a disadvantaged neighborhood, as measured by the …
Aligning Science with Solutions: ADI Informs City of Milwaukee’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program
Milwaukee reaches milestone of 10,000 lead service lines replaced Alison Dirr Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The City of Milwaukee has replaced 10,000 lead service lines that connect water mains to properties across the city, officials announced. …
Amy Kind, MD, PhD Elected to Association of American Physicians
Dr. Kind’s election to AAP recognizes her field-transforming contributions to health disparities and Alzheimer’s disease research. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) is thrilled to announce …
Nicole Rogus-Pulia Named Deputy Director for the Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR)
Dr. Rogus-Pulia joins CHDR deputy directors Barbara Bendlin, Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi, and director Amy Kind as a member of the Center’s senior leadership team. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Center for Health …
Dr. Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, Departs UW-Madison and UW Health
Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, Senior Medical Director of Population Health, President, UW Health Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Deputy Director for Health Policy Research in the Center for Health Disparities Research (CHDR) and Professor of Medicine …