Preventive medicine

Group Health clinicians are devoted to preventing diseases and injuries, as well as detecting and treating them. Accordingly, much of the research conducted at Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) concerns preventive medicine, also known as preventive care. Preventive medicine research includes investigations of surveillance systems, screening tests to detect disease before symptoms appear, and health promotion in clinical settings.

This research is centered in the Group Health Department of Preventive Care (DPC). GHRI Senior Investigator David C. Grossman, MD, MPH, is the medical director of preventive care for Group Health. A subspecialty group in Group Health's medical staff, the DPC collaborates with GHRI, the medical staff, and Group Health's Strategic Services and Quality team. Together, these Group Health physician-scientists innovate and conduct research related to the design, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of preventive care and health promotion services. GHRI Associate Investigator Rob Reid, MD, PhD, is an associate medical director in the DPC.

Most GHRI research areas touch on the prevention of illness and injury in some way, usually considering whole populations. The ones that involve preventive medicine at the level of the individual patient include aging, behavior change, cancer control, injury prevention, cardiovascular health, child and adolescent health, chronic illness, immunization and infectious diseases, obesity, and women's health.

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Researchers in preventive medicine

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Affiliate researchers

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Recent publications on preventive medicine

2008

Zatzick DF, Jurkovich GJ, Fan MY, Grossman D, Russo J, Katon W, Rivara FP. Association between posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms and functional outcomes in adolescents followed up longitudinally after injury hospitalization. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(7):642-8. PubMed

Baldwin LM, Grossman DC, Murowchick E, Larson EH, Hollow WB, Sugarman JR, Freeman WL, Hart LG. Trends in perinatal and infant health disparities between rural American Indians and Alaska Natives and rural whites. J Rural Health. 2008;24(3):269-78. PubMed

2007

Cummings P, Grossman DC. Antilock brakes and the risk of driver injury in a crash: A case-control study. Accid Anal Prev. 2007;39(5):995-1000. Epub 2007 Feb 22. PubMed

2006

Schiff MA, Grossman DC. Adverse perinatal outcomes and risk for postpartum suicide attempt in Washington state, 1987-2001. Pediatrics. 2006;118(3):e669-75. PubMed

2005

Grossman DC, Mueller BA, Riedy C, Dowd MD, Villaveces A, Prodzinski J, Nakagawara J, Howard J, Thiersch N, Harruff R. Gun storage practices and risk of youth suicide and unintentional firearm injuries. JAMA. 2005;293(6):707-14. PubMed

Sidman EA, Grossman DC, Koepsell TD, D'Ambrosio L, Britt J, Simpson ES, Rivara FP, Bergman AB. Evaluation of a community-based handgun safe-storage campaign. Pediatrics. 2005;115(6):e654-61. PubMed

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