Noreen M Clark
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Noreen M. Clark is the Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor, Director of the Center for Managing Chronic Disease
, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, Professor of Pediatrics and at the University of Michigan
. From 1995-2005 she served as Dean of Public Health and Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She is interested in systems, policies and programs that promote health, prevent illness, and enable individuals to manage disease.
Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education . She has served as National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Allies Against Asthma Program. She has been a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
. She has been president of the Society for Public Health Education and chair of the Public Health Education Section of the American Public Health Association
. She has served as chair of the Behavioral Science Section of the American Thoracic Society
, as a member of the Pulmonary Diseases Advisory Committee for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
, and as a member of the Institute's Advisory Committee on Prevention, Education, and Control. She has served on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Dr. Clark was a member of the Coordinating Council of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program and of its Science Base Committee, and has chaired the American Lung Association
(ALA) Technical Advisory Group on Asthma, and the Lung Diseases Care and Education Committee. She has served on both the Board and Council of the ALA. She is the former editor of Health Education and Behavior and Associate Editor of Annual Reviews of Public Health.
(APHA); the Health Education Research Award conferred by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) for leadership and research contributions; the Distinguished Career Award in Health Education and Promotion given by the APHA; the Behavioral Science Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Thoracic Society
; and the Healthtrac Education Prize. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine
of the National Academy of Sciences.
, a unique research and demonstration effort that involves a network of researchers and interventionists worldwide who study the social, behavioral, and clinical aspects of disease management. The Center's aim is to build the capacity for effective chronic disease prevention and management. The focus of this work is people at risk as well as those who can help them—family, clinicians, communities, and systems.
Dr. Clark has extensive international experience. Her work has included testing of interventions designed to improve health status, quality of life, and collaborative activity among rural people in Kenya and in the Philippines, and urban dwellers in Beijing, China. In addition, she has been a consultant for a wide range of international organizations including the Ethiopian Women's Welfare Association, the Ministry of Education in Nepal, the Asia Foundation in Pakistan, the Directorate of Health in Portugal, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, the Synergos Institute, the Community Health Authority of Madrid, and the Beijing Heart, Lung and Vessel Institute, among others. She serves on the board of directors of World Education Inc. and of Family Care International. Dr. Clark served on the Overseas Development Council, and on the board of the Aaron Diamond Foundation. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Center for Managing Chronic Disease
The Center for Managing Chronic Disease conducts research and demonstration that aim to build the capacity of individuals, families, communities, and health care systems to effectively prevent and manage chronic disease...
, Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, Professor of Pediatrics and at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. From 1995-2005 she served as Dean of Public Health and Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She is interested in systems, policies and programs that promote health, prevent illness, and enable individuals to manage disease.
Leadership Positions
Among the numerous leadership positions held by Dr. Clark, she served as Co-Chair for the Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education . She has served as National Program Director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the United States' largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. The foundation's mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans...
Allies Against Asthma Program. She has been a member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is a part of the National Institutes of Health , which is in turn a part of the Department of Health and Human Services ....
. She has been president of the Society for Public Health Education and chair of the Public Health Education Section of the American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide...
. She has served as chair of the Behavioral Science Section of the American Thoracic Society
American Thoracic Society
American Thoracic Society , established in 1905, is an independently incorporated, international, educational and scientific society, serving its 18,000 members worldwide who are dedicated in respiratory and critical care medicine...
, as a member of the Pulmonary Diseases Advisory Committee for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a division of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland...
, and as a member of the Institute's Advisory Committee on Prevention, Education, and Control. She has served on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
(CDC) Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Dr. Clark was a member of the Coordinating Council of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program and of its Science Base Committee, and has chaired the American Lung Association
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.-History:...
(ALA) Technical Advisory Group on Asthma, and the Lung Diseases Care and Education Committee. She has served on both the Board and Council of the ALA. She is the former editor of Health Education and Behavior and Associate Editor of Annual Reviews of Public Health.
Honors and Distinctions
She is the recipient of the Distinguished Fellow Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Public Health Education; the Derryberry Award for outstanding contribution to health education in behavioral science given by the American Public Health AssociationAmerican Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide...
(APHA); the Health Education Research Award conferred by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
(NIH) for leadership and research contributions; the Distinguished Career Award in Health Education and Promotion given by the APHA; the Behavioral Science Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Thoracic Society
American Thoracic Society
American Thoracic Society , established in 1905, is an independently incorporated, international, educational and scientific society, serving its 18,000 members worldwide who are dedicated in respiratory and critical care medicine...
; and the Healthtrac Education Prize. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
of the National Academy of Sciences.
Center for Managing Chronic Disease
Dr. Clark directs the Center for Managing Chronic DiseaseCenter for Managing Chronic Disease
The Center for Managing Chronic Disease conducts research and demonstration that aim to build the capacity of individuals, families, communities, and health care systems to effectively prevent and manage chronic disease...
, a unique research and demonstration effort that involves a network of researchers and interventionists worldwide who study the social, behavioral, and clinical aspects of disease management. The Center's aim is to build the capacity for effective chronic disease prevention and management. The focus of this work is people at risk as well as those who can help them—family, clinicians, communities, and systems.
Research
Dr. Clark’s research specialty is management of chronic disease, and she has conducted many large scale program evaluations. She is attempting to identify the elements of self regulation, and uses management of asthma and heart disease as models for examining constructs. Her studies of disease management have contributed to the research literature and the field of practice by demonstrating that educational interventions for patients and providers can decrease asthma and heart related hospitalizations and medical emergencies. Her work has resulted in an archetype educational program for health care facilities distributed by the NIH and used in hundreds of clinics nationally and internationally. A program that adapted the model for use in public schools is being disseminated by the ALA and has to date reached almost a million school children. Other model programs for management of asthma and heart disease by patients, clinicians, and communities, including PACE (Physician Asthma Care Education), are used worldwide. New models, for example, related to diabetes and obesity, are currently being studied by Dr. Clark and her research team.Dr. Clark has extensive international experience. Her work has included testing of interventions designed to improve health status, quality of life, and collaborative activity among rural people in Kenya and in the Philippines, and urban dwellers in Beijing, China. In addition, she has been a consultant for a wide range of international organizations including the Ethiopian Women's Welfare Association, the Ministry of Education in Nepal, the Asia Foundation in Pakistan, the Directorate of Health in Portugal, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, the Synergos Institute, the Community Health Authority of Madrid, and the Beijing Heart, Lung and Vessel Institute, among others. She serves on the board of directors of World Education Inc. and of Family Care International. Dr. Clark served on the Overseas Development Council, and on the board of the Aaron Diamond Foundation. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.