Faculty
Medicine
Public Health
Zoology
Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Health Promotion Research Center
- Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)
Jeffrey Harris is Director of the UW Health Promotion Research Center, established in 1986, and of the Health Marketing Research Center, established in 2006. He moved to the UW after a 20-year career at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His research focuses on healthy aging, community-based prevention of chronic diseases, and dissemination and adoption of best practices. His research methods include epidemiology, evaluation, and systematic review.
1107 NE 45th St., Suite 200
Box: 354804
Seattle, WA 98105
(voice) 206-616-8113 (fax) 206-543-8841
jh7@u.washington.edu
- HUBIO 555, Medicine, Health and Society
http://depts.washington.edu/hprc/
PI: Harris Dates: 09/2004 - 09/2009
The Health Promotion Research Center improves health by conducting high quality prevention research that empasizes healthy aging and can be incorporated into community practice.
PI: Harris Dates: 09/2006 - 09/2009
The goal of this center is to contribute to the knowledge of useful communication strategies for health promotion.
PI: Fitzpatrick Dates: 09/2005 - 09/2009
The goal of this project is to participate in a network of 5 Prevention research Centers in order to address the applied research and translational needs relating to cardiovascular health.
PI: Harris Dates: 09/2007 - 09/2009
The Health Promotion Research Center is one of the CDC-funded Prevention Research centers in the US. This proposal is in response to the CDC's annual Special Interest Project RFA related to the Prevention Research Centers.
PI: Hannon Dates: 01/2004 - 06/2008
The primary goal of this project is to oversee and conduct the assessment and evaluation components of two Washington State Department of Health grants funded by the CDC.
PI: Martin Dates: 07/2006 - 06/2007
The goal of this project is to evaluate the effect of the CDC's new Purchaser's Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Moving Science into Coverage among members of the National Business Group on Health.
PI: Harris Dates: 09/2006 - 08/2007
The purpose of this contract is to continue the working collaboration with the American Cancer Society on the Employer Initiative project and the Cancer Resource Network project.
PI: Harris Dates: 01/2004 - 08/2006
The goal of this project is to develop a wellness consulting product for use among small and large businesses to reduce health care costs and improve the health of employees.
PI: Harris Dates: 01/2006 - 04/2006
The project team will prepare two "Prevention Priorities" implementation guides that will explain the purpose and major findings of the 2005 study conducted by HPRC and translate the rankings of clinical preventative services for employer and health plan audiences.
Green BB, Cheadle A, Pellegrini A, Harris JR. Active for Life: an evaluation of a worksite-based physical activity program. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2007 Jul. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/jul/06_0065.htm.
Chan NL, Yasui Y, Thompson B, Taylor VM, Tu S-P, Do H, Harris JR, Jackson JC. Secondhand smoking in the home and Pap testing among Vietnamese American women. Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev 2007;8:24-6.
Bondi MA, Harris JR, Atkins D, French ME, Umland B. Clinical preventive services: can employers make them a regular part of health care? Am J Health Promot 2006;20:214-22.
Hughes SL, Williams B, Molina LC, Bayles C, Bryant LL, Harris JR, Hunter R, Ivey S, Watkins K. Characteristics of physical activity programs for older adults: results of a multisite survey. The Gerontologist 2005;45:667-75.
Harris JR, Brown PK, Coughlin S, Fernandez ME, Hebert JR, Kerner J, Prout M, Schwartz R, Simoes EJ, White C, Wilson K. The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network. Preventing Chronic Disease (online journal). January 2005.
Ahmed F, Elbasha EE, Thompson BL, Harris JR, Sneller V. Cost-benefit analysis of a new HEDIS performance measure for pneumococcal vaccination. Medical Decision Making 22(Suppl):S58-S66, 2002.
Ahmed F, Harris JR, Shih S, Pawlson LG. New HEDIS performance measure on influenza immunization for 50- to 64-year-old adults. Preventive Medicine in Managed Care 2001;2:215-21.
Coffield AB. Maciosek MV, McGinnis JM, Harris JR, Caldwell MB, Teutsch SM, Atkins D, Richland JH, Haddix A. Priorities among recommended clinical preventive services. Am J Prev Med 2001;21:1-9.
Harris JR, Schauffler HH, Milstein A, Powers P, Hopkins DP. Expanding health insurance coverage for smoking cessation treatments: experience of the Pacific Business Group on Health. Am J Hlth Promot 2001;15:350-6.
Hopkins DP, Briss PA, Ricard CJ, Husten CG, Carande-Kulis VG, Fielding JE, Alao M, McKenna JW, Sharp DJ, Harris JR, Woollery T, Harris KW. Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Am J Prev Med 2001;(2S):16-66.
Harris JR, Holman PB, Carande-Kulis. Financial impact of health promotion: we need to know much more, but we know enough to act. Am J Hlth Promot 2001;15:378-82.
Bloom SA, Harris JR, Thompson BL, Ahmed F, Thompson J. Tracking clinical preventive service use: a comparison of the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set with the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Medical Care 2000;38:187-194.
