| | Name: | Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy (CIDRAP) | | Affiliation: | University of Minnesota | | Org Type: | Academic | | Primary Policy Area: | Healthcare | | Org Description: | Focuses on the prevention of illness and death from infectious diseases through epidemiologic research and the rapid translation of scientific information into real-world practical applications and solutions.
* Consensus building: Convening experts to assess problems, analyze available information, and develop effective public policy recommendations.
* Connecting scientific research to real-world action: Consulting with and catalyzing policymakers and the medical and public health communities to act.
* Synthesizing information: Conducting critical review and analysis of available scientific and public policy information on selected topics and generating authoritative, accurate, and current Web-based content.
* Communicating: Making current information widely available to educate and inform healthcare providers, public health professionals, students, policymakers, and people across the state and nation and around the world.
* Conducting research: Working collaboratively with students, faculty, and a wide range of public health professionals and scientists to address knowledge gaps through epidemiologic research.
| | Products: | Reports, news, practical guides. | | Employees: | 28 | | Web Address: | http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ | | Address: | University of Minnesota
Academic Health Center
420 Delaware St SE
MMC 263
Minneapolis, MN 55455 | | Phone: | 612-626-6770 | | Contact Name: | Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, Director | | Contact Email: | cidrap@umn.edu | | Contact Phone: | 612-626-6770 |
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