Expertise Offered

Aligned with our mission and vision, the Center for Urban Population Health strives to be the destination for innovative, community-connected urban population health research and education. The Center has the capacity to provide the following expertise in collaborative, mutually beneficial partnerships.

Community Partnerships

  • Community-academic partnerships
  • Community-based participatory research methods
  • Community-based research
  • Community resource committees
  • Translational research

Health Services Research

  • Translational research
  • Protocol development
  • Multi-site study coordination
  • Study implementation
  • Laboratory assistance

Education

  • Faculty development and support in population health research
  • Population health research training for residents, fellows and students
  • Service learning opportunities (in Information Technology, Administration, and Research)

Information Technology

  • Web application development
  • Database development and maintenance
  • New technology development
  • Requirements/Specifications gathering
  • Secure storage of sensitive data

Communications/Dissemination

  • Explain and interpret research results to the community
  • Publish primary research results for peer review
  • Announce of study initiation to local, regional and national media
  • Announce and disseminate study results to local, regional and national media

Design and Data Analysis

  • Qualitative methods (focus groups, interviews, etc.)
  • Quantitative methods (Epidemiology, Biostatistics)
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Scannable survey data collection (Teleform)
  • Survey research methods
  • Survey design including web based survey
  • Project coordination
  • Data management
  • Data access including access to local and national data sets
  • Program evaluation

Administration and Operations

  • Project Management
  • Institutional Review Board submission and reporting
  • Collaborative fund development
  • Contracts and agreements
  • Pre-award grant process (including budget development)
  • Multi-institutional collaborations/agreements
  • Business associate/affiliate agreement

Our Address

Center for Urban Population Health 1020 North 12th Street, Suite 4180, Milwaukee, WI 53233 414-219-5100 (Phone) 414-219-6563 (Fax)

Our Partners

  • University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  • Aurora Health Care