Kreuter MW, McBride TD, Caburnay CA, et al. What can health communication science offer for ACA implementation? Five evidence-informed strategies for expanding Medicaid enrollment. Millbank Quarterly. 2014;92(1):40-62. doi: 10.1111/1468-0009.12040.
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Factors affecting African American men’s use of online colorectal cancer education
Cogbill S, Francis B, Sanders Thompson VL. Factors affecting African American men’s use of online colorectal cancer education. Journal of Cancer Education. 2014;29(1):25-29. doi: 10.1007/s13187-013-0532-7.
The HCRL addresses public health disparities via the “Long Tail”
In a soon-to-be-published paper, the HCRL suggests that “Long Tail” thinking in public health might yield greater progress in eliminating health disparities. Long Tail thinking stems from new business models recognizing that selling small quantities of many niche items can be more profitable than selling a few blockbuster items. The HCRL examined data from more […]
Dr. Kreuter named Brown School Associate Dean for Public Health
Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, professor and director of the HCRL), has been named Associate Dean for Public Health, effective July 1, 2013. Dr. Kreuter now oversees all aspects of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program — an innovative curriculum that uses transdisciplinary problem-solving to help students apply principles to improve population health, particularly […]
Kreuter Installed as Kahn Family Professor
Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, professor of social work and of medicine, associate dean for public health at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and a faculty scholar in the Institute for Public Health, was installed Sept. 2 as the inaugural holder of the Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Family Professorship in Public […]
HCRL research can help implement the Affordable Care Act
Health communication research can help extend the reach of the Affordable Care Act and encourage insurance enrollment by low-income and uninsured populations, according to a recently published article from the HCRL. Drawing on 17 years of original studies with more than 30,000 participants, the lab’s findings offer several strategies to help the public understand and […]