Project
A Program for Families with HIV / AIDS
College of Physicians and Surgeons
In collaboration with Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris; Fundacion Mir, La Romana Catholic Church (Religiosas Addratices, Spain; the Dominican Order, Adrian, Michigan; the Order of . . . More »
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Nicholas, Stephen
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Dominican Republic
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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their physiologic/metabolic features. . . . More »
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Heymsfield, Steven
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China
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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: South Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their phyiologic/metabolic factors. . . . More »
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Heymsfield, Steven
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Korea (south)
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Brazil HIV Prevention for the Severely Mentally Ill
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The goal of this study is to adapt, refine, and pilot a provider-delivered HIV-prevention intervention for men and women with SMI in Brazil in order to (1) impart skills to mental-health-care . . . More »
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Wainberg, Milton
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Brazil
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Circular Migration Among Dominican Adolescents and Their Families
Mailman School of Public Health
This collaborative research project investigates the antecedents, processes, and health consequences among adolescents and their families who move between the Dominican Republic and the United . . . More »
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Cushman, Linda
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North America
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Combination Therapies in Developing Countries: Experiences with Medication Adherence
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This study is being conducted by investigators from the HIV Center and the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA) in Rio de Janeiro at ABIA, in cooperation with major outpatient HIV . . . More »
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Remien, Robert
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Brazil
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Cross-National Comparison of Mental Hospital Closures in New York and London
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This project is a cross-national comparison of the effects on quality-of-life patient outcomes related to the closure of psychiatric hospitals in New York and London. The project takes a close look . . . More »
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Toner, John
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United Kingdom
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Eastern European Child Abuse and Child Mental Health Project
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Beginning in 1995, we trained mental-health workers in basic concepts of treatment and prevention of child abuse. We then facilitated the creation of interdisciplinary teams, organized into . . . More »
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Lewis, Owen
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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Moldova
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Effects of Maternal Prenatal Smoking on Adolescent Offspring Smoking
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Centre for Tobacco Prevention has undertaken a prospective longitudinal study of 3,000 fifth graders (age 11) in Stockholm County to identify the risk factors for onset of smoking and progression . . . More »
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Kandel, Denise
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Sweden
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Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease, Movement-Disorder Seminars
College of Physicians and Surgeons
(1) Extended a prevalence study of Parkinson's disease (PD) in an elderly urban population, which was conducted from November 1994 to June 1995 by host institution, in order to answer these . . . More »
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Moskowitz, Carol
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Albania
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Ethics of HIV Vaccine Trials: IRB Members' Views
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are conducting a study of how IRB members in the US, South Africa and other developing countries view and approach the complex ethical decisions that they face concerning HIV Vaccine trials. IRBs . . . More »
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Klitzman, Robert
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South Africa, United States of America
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Exchange Professorship
School of Nursing
This was the first extended faculty exchange for Columbia University School of Nursing and Gothenburg University College of Health Sciences. The major goals of the six-week visit were to actualize . . . More »
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Byrne, Mary
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Sweden
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Features of Social Phobia in the United States and Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study compares clinical features of outpatients with social phobia in New York and Korea. . . . More »
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Schneier, Franklin
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Korea (south)
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Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
Mailman School of Public Health
The purpose of this study is to define the individual and community characteristics in South Africa, relevant to the design and conduct of a TB vaccine trial when a candidate vaccine becomes . . . More »
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El-Sadr, Wafaa
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South Africa
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Incarnation Childrens Center / Centro de Ninos Encarnacion
Columbia University Medical Center
Maternal-newborn HIV disease has placed an undue burden upon two church-sponsored social-services programs in La Romana, D.R., a town with 213,600 inhabitants that is an important center of the sugar . . . More »
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Dominican Republic
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International Program on Population Aging in Developing Countries
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Program for Policy Development and Capacity Building On Population Aging In Developing Countries is a joint program of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Columbia's . . . More »
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Nizamuddin, Mohammad
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United States of America
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Law and Policy Project (Reproductive Rights Project)
Mailman School of Public Health
Formerly known as the Reproductive Rights Project, the Law and Policy Project has evolved to incorporate a broader range of concerns relevant to health in the post-Cold War world. These include, for . . . More »
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Freedman, Lynn
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M.D. Program in International Health and Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A four-year, American-style M.D. program that focuses on international health and medicine with courses in cross-cultural communications, epidemiology, medical anthropology, community and preventive . . . More »
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Deckelbaum, Richard
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Israel
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Mother-Infant Interaction and Maternal Depression
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This study examines a community sample of 132 mother-infant pairs for the role of maternal depression in the organization of mother and infant self- and interactive regulation. . . . More »
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Beebe, Beatrice
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United States of America
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Oslo Syringe Exchange Program Research Working Group
Mailman School of Public Health
Evaluation of the Oslo City syringe-exchange program, based on multiple data sources, including four waves of cross-sectional surveys conducted between 1992 and 2000. . . . More »
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Miller, Maureen
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Norway
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Oxford Workshop for the History of Childhood
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Oxford Workshop for the History of Childhood at Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Program for Pediatrics and the Humanities at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University are . . . More »
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Truman, John
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United Kingdom
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Quality of Life at the Later Stages of the Life Course: Perspectives on Social Relationships, Illness and Aging-in-Place
Mailman School of Public Health
Presentation at "International Symposium on Aging in Korean Society" . . . More »
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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Korea (south)
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Rotation With the International Family AIDS Program in La Romana, Dominican Republic
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Located on the Southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, La Romana is the site of several innovative new opportunities for medical students. After working in the Dominican Republic, their . . . More »
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Nicholas, Stephen
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Dominican Republic
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Social Movements and HIV/AIDS in Brazil
Mailman School of Public Health
This ethnographic research project is the first that examines HIV/AIDS organizing outside of the United States as a form of social movement. In-depth interviewing of AIDS activists, researchers and . . . More »
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Parker, Richard
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Brazil
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Summer Internship at St. Luke's International Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A summer internship for rising second-year medical students in Tokyo, at the St. Luke's International Medical Center. The goal of the overall program is to enrich the medical student experience with . . . More »
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Pierson Jr, Richard
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Japan
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The Brazilian Model for HIV / AIDS Prevention and Control: Analyzing its Components and Assessing its Transferability
Mailman School of Public Health
The on-going
project: The
"Brazilian
Model" for
HIV/AIDS
Prevention and
Control:
Analyzing its
. . . More »
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Parker, Richard
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Brazil
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The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health, established by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences in 2001, promotes research and training activities on the social and cultural dimensions of . . . More »
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Parker, Richard
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Brazil, United States of America, Dominican Republic, Peru
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The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavorial Studies
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies is a resource for the development of international research initiatives by HIV Center investigators working in . . . More »
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Parker, Richard, Stein, Zena
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Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, United States of America
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Training for International Scholars in Social Sciences Behavioral Research: Brazil
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training for international scholars in social sciences behavioral research in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and South Africa . . . More »
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Carballo-Dieqez, Alex
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Brazil
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Training for International Scholars in Social Sciences Behavioral Research: Puerto Rico
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training for international scholars in social-sciences behavioral research in Puerto Rico, Brazil, and South Africa. . . . More »
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Carballo-Dieqez, Alex
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Puerto Rico
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Training for International Scholars in Social-Sciences Behavioral Research: South Africa
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training for international scholars in social-sciences behavioral research. Puerto Rico, Brazil, South Africa. . . . More »
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Carballo-Dieqez, Alex
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South Africa
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Training Service Providers in Dual Protection Counseling in China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
In response to China's concurrent HIV and STI epidemics, the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University and the Nanjing College . . . More »
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Mantell, Joanne
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China
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Women's Social Networks and Health in Mali
Mailman School of Public Health
This project explores the influence of women's social networks on child health and survival through a comparative investigation of two ethnic groups in Mali, West Africa. Funded by NSF, fieldwork . . . More »
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Adams, Alayne
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Mali
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