by Christiaan Abildso, PhD In the seventh, and final, episode of Views from the Front Porch, my guest is Dr. Alan Beck, Project Coordinator at the Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He coordinates Heartland Moves a project funded by the National Cancer Institute that aims to increase physical activity (PA) in rural populations in southeast Missouri.
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by Christiaan Abildso, PhD In the sixth episode of Views from the Front Porch, my guest is Lisa Charron, Project Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute. She’s also a PhD student in an interdisciplinary environment and resources program in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. She has a Master of Public Health degree and Master of Science
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by Christiaan Abildso, PhD In the third episode of Views from the Front Porch, my guest is Dr. Jeff Whitfield, epidemiologist with the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jeff’s research is guided by personal and professional interests. He grew up Austin,
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by Christiaan Abildso, PhD My first guest is Dr. M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Associate Professor at Baylor University, and lead author of the paper around which this series, Views from the Front Porch, is centered. Her work focuses on promoting health and health equity through an active living lens. Predominantly rural states commonly lead the nation in unhealthy behaviors and
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