Center for Families

The Center for Families' Emerging Research in Families and Health is designed to advance recognition and understanding of family processes in the promotion of individual health and well-being.

The lead conference, Research with Dyads and Families prepared family and health researchers with state-of-the-art methods for planning projects involving multiple family members and for appropriately analyzing the resulting interdependent data. Click here for more information on the May 18-19, 2010 symposium.

The initiative of the Center looks to become an annual series which will feature myriad family influences on individual health in such contexts as diet and nutrition choices throughout life, communication about adopting healthy habits throughout life, and managing the stress of separation and reunion that accompanies military deployments. Although, many health, medical, and social science disciplines address health promotion and disease prevention, the critical role of family is critical across the lifespan.