Our Service Centers

EpiCH has several centers that promote research, education and the implementation of innovative programs nation wide and internationally, to students, schools and the general public.

Epidemiology Clinical Research Center (ECRC)

The ECRC is designed to study human subjects in a clinical research settting.  It is devoted to the highest quality science and to work important to the health of the public.  Central to our mission is the respect and protection of experimental subjects by trained professional staff.

Health Survey Research Center (formerly DCSS)

HSRC, staffed by personnel from two former survey centers (EpiCH’s DCSS Center and HPM’s Survey Research Center), is a new SPH research support center providing health survey research products and services. For more information about how this center can help health science research teams and their study participants, visit: www.sph.umn.edu/hsrc.

The Minnesota ECG Coding Center

The Minnesota ECG Coding Center is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in electrocardiographic visual reading services for epidemiological studies and clinical trials. The mission of the Center is to document the prognostic and diagnostic value of electrocardiography for epidemiological studies and clinical trials.

The Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC)

NCC maintains a comprehensive research-quality food and nutrient database linked to interactive interview software, the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR). Used by academic institutions, research hospitals, the food industry, and federal agencies NCC helps obtain accurate and complete food composition and dietary intake data.