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Center for Health Behavior Research

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The Center for Health Behavior Research is located in the Department of Public and Community Health at the University of Maryland. The Center contributes to the departmental vision of applying the science, theory and practice of public health towards the enhancement of the population health status.

The Center features a renovated facility positioned 10 miles from the nation’s capital, the world’s largest and most influential political maze, and a stone’s throw from every major federal funding agency. As a result, The Center strives to build strong alliances with federal agencies, health volunteer agencies, foundations, and the business community throughout the nation’s capital and the world in order to enhance our ability to accommodate a variety of study protocols. The Center consists of a psychological counseling and social support office, a medical exam room, a blood draw room, a wet lab, reception area and large storage room for case report forms.

The Center for Health Behavior Research is positioned to meet a tremendous health-care need, ideally structured for maximum impact. We are located in College Park, Maryland, easily accessible by air from Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC and Dulles, VA.