141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Burton O. Cowgill, PhD

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
UCLA/RAND Prevention Research Center, Promoting Child, Adolescent, and Family Health in Communities
650 Charles Young Drive South
A2-125 CHS, Box 9569000
Los Angeles, CA
USA 90095-6900


Biographical Sketch:
Burton Cowgill, PhD Dr. Cowgill is the senior project director for the UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion (a CDC-funded prevention research center). Dr. Cowgill is currently involved in number of research projects related to childhood obesity and much of his research utilizes the principles of community-based participatory research. Dr. Cowgill’s other areas of interest include the impact of HIV/AIDS on families with an HIV-positive parent, the role of family leave policies, and the training of youth to serve as public health educators and advocates.

Papers:
2016.0 Planning for evaluation 2016.0 Wrap-up Q&A Discussion