Promoting informed decision-making and actions for the best health and well-being.
Latest News
Pepper Center Rounds
Join us for Pepper Center Rounds on Friday, January 20th, 2023 at 12:00 PM CT. Watch for the announcement of our next speaker and enjoy our previous speakers on our YouTube Channel
Pepper Scholar 2022 Cohort
Call for applications: Research in Aging for early career investigators
Northwestern’s Pepper Center Pilot Projects – Pepper Award Applications Open
Webinar: Pepper Scholars' Program Application
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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, PhD, MPH, MA, Director, Center for Applied Research on Aging
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 outcomesOur center includes six key research programs and has a current portfolio of 18 active projects. Read more about our work here: