The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion Putting Public Health Into Practice Health promotion and health communication have emerged as critical fields of research, theory, and practice. Effective communication about population health is vital to facilite health, prevent disease, improve healthcare quality, and promote health equity.
The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion seeks to increase understanding of health through research, education, and service. By committing to widespread translation and implementation of evidence-based policies, strategies, and messages, the Center aims to close the gap between public health research and practice.
Research Through domestic and global activity, the Center’s interdisciplinary faculty and research scholars conduct innovative work, publish, and actively translate their findings to enrich knowledge about effective health promotion and health communication strategies.
Education Through curricula, public programming, and hands-on workshops, the Center trains future leaders to translate, communicate, and advocate for evidence-based health policies and programs.
Service Community partners benefit from Center expertise on messaging, advocacy campaigns, and study designs. The Center also serves as a training resource for scientists and educators to improve their capacity to communicate to external audiences including media, donors, and policymakers.
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Department of Sociomedical Sciences The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion draws from the distinctive approach of the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, which focuses on the social determinants of disease and health. By exploring broad social, historical, and political contexts, the department tackles public health challenges with action-oriented research that empowers communities and shapes public policies.
Learn more at mailman.columbia.edu/publichealthpromotion