Faculty

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James P. LoGerfo Sr.
Adjunct Professor
MD  
University of Rochester, 1968
Medicine
MPH  
University of Washington, 1974
Health Services
Professor, Department of Medicine (primary appt.)

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)
  -  PhD program in Health Services
  -  Health Promotion Research Center
Contact Information
Health Promotion Research Center
1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 200
Box:  354804
Seattle, WA 98103
(voice)  206-543-2891     (fax)  206-543-8841
logerfo@u.washington.edu

Harborview Medical Center
Dept of Medicine, 10 East Hospital
325 9th Ave
Box:  359780
Seattle, WA 9810
Research Interests
Assessment, Medical and Preventive Care
Projects
Health Promotion Research Center
The Health Promotion Research Center, located at the University of Washington is one of 23 dedicated prevention research centers in the United States. These centers are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through their Prevention Research Center Program
http://depts.washington.edu/hprc/
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease Control
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.

Healthy Aging Network - Lead Coordinating Network Center
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   LoGerfo           Dates:    09/2004 - 09/2009
The University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center seeks to continue service as Lead Coordinating Network center for the Health Aging Research Network (HAN, a proposed collaboration of six Prevention Research Centers (Pros).

SIP 09-05 Cardiovascular Research Network
Centers for Disease Control
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.

National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grants
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
PI:   Martin           Dates:    07/2003 - 06/2008
The purpose of this NRSA training grant is to provide pre- and postdoctoral training in health services research, health policy and population health.

Evaluation for DOH ACDNPA Program
WA State Department of Health
PI:   LoGerfo           Dates:    04/2006 - 06/2007
The goal of this project is to provide program assessment, surveillance, and evaluation functions for the Department of Health's Asthma, Cardiovascular, Nutrition and Physical Activity unit.

Disease Management Program Development for Asthma and Hypertension
Merck Foundation
PI:   LoGerfo           Dates:    01/1998 - 12/2004
The goal of this project is to improve the quality of care and outcomes of patients with asthma and hypertension in 9 clinics through the use of computerized medical record guidelines, computerized physician alerts and nurse care management.

SIP 5 PRC Aging Network- Lead Center
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   LoGerfo           Dates:    09/2001 - 09/2004
The goal of this project is to create a network to support the development of a research agenda for public health aspects of healthy aging.

Race-related Stress and Coping on Cardiovascular Disease: Hypertension
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   LoGerfo           Dates:    09/1999 - 09/2001
To examine the relationship between race/ethnic-related stress, coping mechanisms and cardiovascular disease.


Selected Publications
Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2007
Member, dissertation committee for Kun Gao
Diet and exercise - Behavioral management of hypertension and diabetes

2007
Chair, thesis committee for Erica Oberg
Pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic associations with survival and rehospitalization among Washington State Medicaid myocardial infarction survivors

2005
Chair, thesis committee for Julia Thornton
Racial variations in colorectal polyp location