Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research

Drs. Cheryl R. Himmelfarb and Hailey Miller will present "Advancing Recruitment and Engagement Science: Integrating Digital and Community-Based Approaches for Diverse Populations" on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Join us in person or online from 12:10 to 1:15 p.m. 

A new report analyzed dietary eating patterns among more than 100,000 people over the course of 30 years. The Welch Center's Dr. Larry Appel weighs in on how the study results support previous findings. 

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A nutritionist went viral after responding to a comment on her Instagram page labeling her as "skinny fat." Newsweek quoted the Welch Center's Dr. Eva Tseng, who helped address questions around the oxymoron term.

Dr. Kuni Matsushita, in collaboration with many at the Welch Center, played a vital role in designing a newly developed product for the World Health Organization. The document acts as a template for how to conduct hypertension projects with the objective of developing research agendas.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently featured the Diabetes Prevention Program at the Johns Hopkins Brancati Center! The Welch Center's Dr. Nisa Maruthur, community program implementation director, highlighted the extensive benefits of the program.

A new study shows social factors predispose teens to an increased risk of developing prediabetes. The Welch Center's Dr. Mike Fang said the study's findings align with existing research, reinforcing the notion that early life social conditions significantly influence diabetes risk.

Several of our faculty were invited to meet U.S. first lady Dr. Jill Biden and Kenyan first lady Rachel Ruto in our nation's capital! 

Drs. Jeanne Clark, Tanjala Purnell, and Maya Venkataramani attended and participated in a roundtable Biden Cancer Moonshot discussion at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center.

Dr. Neil Powe, former Welch Center director, is among TIME100's "most influential people in health in 2024!"

Dr. Powe is listed alongside celebrity names like Michael J. Fox and Olivia Munn. The feature cites how he and Dr. Cynthia Delgado are fighting transplant bias — detailing a task force they co-chaired reevaluating the formula used for kidney transplant eligibility.