Physical Health

How are healthy children’s development, education, and employment outcomes affected by a sibling’s chronic or severe health problems?

How do the physical and social features of the home setting affect the sleep, health, and behavior of disadvantaged, urban boys and girls who have been exposed to community and family violence? How can this knowledge be harnessed to improve ...

Support was given for a reception at the 2nd Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation.

How do negative family dynamics influence children’s biological processes and their subsequent susceptibility to upper respiratory infections (URI)?

Dr. Wallinga will work within the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.

Support was given for a meeting that focuses on the training of future generations of “adolescent medicine physician scientists.”

How does neighborhood and family violence affect risk for adolescent obesity?

What are the positive and negative effects of the Internet on the development of sexual health among gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) youth?

How do peers influence social attitudes and behaviors?

To support the Women’s Center/Children’s Center, a grant funded, community based mental health and primary health care clinic operating under the aegis of Montefiore Medical Center. Services address the needs of HIV infected/AIDS diagnosed women, their ...