My training helped me take an upstream approach to public health—one that focuses on prevention."               Thomas Irungu                   M.P.H., 2005
			Highlighted Research Hypertension and Physical Activity Young adults who are physically active are less likely to develop high blood pressure. That’s according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Lead researcher David Jacobs says that the results were from 15 years of research involving more than 4,000 people. • Hear more:    Public Health Moment

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	Faculty/PI:		ALL Ackard,  Diann Ahluwalia,  Jasjit S. Alonso,  Alvaro Alton,  Irene Anderson,  Kristin E. Axtell,  Sara Bearinger,  Linda Bender,  Alan Berger,  Alan K. Bishop,  Donald B. Blackburn,  Henry Boutelle,  Kerri N. Brady,  Sonya S. Bretl,  Lynn Brothen,  Kathleen Bushhouse,  Sally Collins,  Tracie Crow,  Richard S. Daly,  Kathleen Danila,  Richard Deinard,  Amos S. Demerath,  Ellen W. Diem,  Susan J. Dorman,  David Duval,  Susan J. Ehlinger,  Edward Ehresmann,  Kristen Eisenberg,  Marla Ensrud,  Kristine Erickson,  Darin J. Farley,  Dana Fink,  Howard Finnegan Jr.,  John R. Flood,  Andrew Folsom,  Aaron R. Forster,  Jean L. French,  Simone Garwick,  Ann E. Gatewood,  Lael Grimm,  Richard Gross,  Myron D. Halcon,  Linda L. Harlow,  Bernard L. Harnack,  Lisa Harwood,  Eileen M Hatsukami,  Dorothy Hellerstedt,  Wendy Hennrikus,  Deborah Himes,  John H. Hirsch,  Alan T. Holtan,  Neal Horvath,  Keith J. Hueston,  William D. Hull,  Harry F Humphrey III,  Hubert H. Israni,  Ajay K. Jacobs,  David R. Jaranson,  James Jeffery,  Robert W. John,  Mike T. Jones-Webb,  Rhonda J. Kaplan,  Edward Komro,  Kelli Krinke,  Bea Kromhout,  Daan Krueger,  Richard Lando,  Harry A. Lazovich,  DeAnn Leonard,  Barbara J. Lexau,  Catherine A Lifson,  Alan R. Linde,  Jennifer A. Luepker,  Russell V. Lynfield,  Ruth Lytle,  Leslie A. MacLehose,  Rich Margolis,  Karen McCarty,  Catherine McCarty,  Daniel Miller,  Michael B. Muņoz-Zanzi (Singer),  Claudia A. Narayan,  Kamakshi (Lakshmi) Neglia,  Joseph Nelson,  Melissa C Nelson,  Toben F. Nelson,  Heather H. Ness,  Kirsten Neumark-Sztainer,  Dianne Nguyen,  Ruby H.N. Nyberg,  Luanne Oakes,  J. Michael Oberg,  Charles N. Oswald, Jr.,  John W. Pankow,  James S. Pappaioanou,  Marguerite Partin,  Melissa R. Patterson,  Joan Pereira,  Mark A. Petit,  Moira Punyko,  Judith A. Resnick,  Michael Rhame,  Frank Robien,  Kim Ross,  Julie A. Rosser,  Simon B. R. Rothenberger,  James H. Scal,  Peter B Schmitz,  Kathryn H. Schreiner,  Pamela J. Schulz, II,  Sellmann C Shanedling,  Stanton Shapiro,  Alice C. Sherwood,  Nancy E. Sinaiko,  Alan Sirard,  John R. Southwell,  Brian Spector,  Logan G. Stang,  Jamie S Stauffer,  William M. Steffen,  Lyn M. Stigler,  Melissa, H Story,  Mary Sweeney,  Carol Tadros,  George M Tang,  Weihong Toomey,  Traci L. Turnham,  Lisa D. van-Ryn,  Michelle Wagenaar,  Alexander C. Williams,  Carolyn L. Youngquist,  Margaret Yuan,  Jian-Min Yzer (Ijzer),  Marcus C.
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