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Public Health & Epidemiology

Westat’s interdisciplinary public health and epidemiology sector uses an evidence-based approach to prevent and detect diseases, injuries, and other conditions in order to improve health outcomes. Our success is reflected in the contributions our clients make to advancements in preventing, diagnosing, and treating infectious and chronic diseases, particularly among vulnerable populations. Our public health staff have expertise in surveillance, program interventions, communication, evaluation, and research.

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What tools help parents talk to teens about pregnancy prevention?

What can public housing authorities do to promote health?

How do we create messages that are accurate, understandable, and culturally competent?

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Public Health & Epidemiology Leadership

Patricia Shifflett
Patricia Shifflett
Vice President & Practice Director

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Statistical Sciences

What’s the Price for Eating Healthy?

Communications

Using Data to Identify Opioid Hotspots: Westat at Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit

Communications

Children’s Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR): Key Resources for Researchers

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Publications

Stewart D.R., Best A.F., Williams G.M., Harney L.A., Carr A.G., Harris A.K., Kratz C.P., Dehner L.P., Messinger Y.H., Rosenberg P.S., Hill D.A., and Schultz K.A.P. (2019).

Neoplasm risk among individuals with a pathogenic germline variant in DICER1.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 37(8), 668-676.
DOI | PubMed
Wright K., Fisher C., Rising C., Burke-Garcia A., Afanaseva D., and Cai X. (2019).

Partnering with mommy bloggers to disseminate breast cancer risk information: Social media intervention.

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(3), e12441.
DOI | PubMed
Adler C., Friesen M.C., Yeboah E.D., Tettey Y., Biritwum R.B., Adjei A.A., Tay E., Okyne V., Mensah J.E., Truelove A., Yang B., Kelly S.P., Zhou C.K., McCullough L.E., Pardo L., Hoover R.N., Hsing A.W., Cook M.B., and Koutros S. (2019).

Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: The Ghana Prostate Study.

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 76(2), 71-77.
Source | DOI | PubMed

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