What we do

Conduct research on the prevention of disease,
especially cancer and heart disease.

Established in 1962 as a joint enterprise of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Washington County Health Department and the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health to:

Provide a base of operations for faculty and students who are interested in community-based research (see attached listing of data sources).

Serve as a resource to the local health department in the areas of public health surveillance and assessment.

Provide data for Epidemiology course 340.604 Design and Applications of Case-control Studies. Staff serve as consultants for data bases.

Collaborative Activities



 Research - Highlight Current Studies

 Student Project

 Publications List


Ongoing Grants

 EDRN - Early Detection
.  .
Research Network.


 Odyssey Cohort.


 SPORE -- Specialized Programs of
..  .Research Excellence


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