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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Center for Applied Health Research on Aging

Promoting informed decision-making and actions for the best health and well-being.

 
Coronavirus: in-person research interviews cancelled to protect our community
Coronavirus: in-person research interviews cancelled to protect our community

Our Mission

The Center for Applied Health Research on Aging (CAHRA), a member center of Northwestern's Institute for Public Health and Medicine, is committed to promoting informed decision-making and actions leading to optimal health and well-being among individuals and families over the life span.

Michael Wolf, MA, MPH, PhD, Director, Center for Applied Research on Aging

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Our Research

CAHRA unites faculty across clinical disciplines and from cognitive, behavioral, social and public health sciences toward a common focus on: (1) Investigations of cognitive, psychosocial, community and health system factors that affect a person’s ability to manage health, and (2) The design, pragmatic evaluation and dissemination of effective, equitable, scalable healthcare and public health interventions seeking to influence health-related behaviors and outcomes

Our center includes six key research programs and has a current portfolio of 14 active projects. Read more about our work here:

Research Programs       Active Projects

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