Population Health & Prevention

Head: Roza Adany, MD, PhD
Co-lead: Adam Tabak, MD, PhD

Purpose

The Population Health & Prevention Program advances large-scale epidemiological research and translational prevention strategies aimed at reducing chronic disease burden in aging societies. The program integrates population science, preventive medicine, and implementation frameworks to design evidence-based interventions that improve health at the societal level.

Why it matters

• Chronic diseases driven by aging and lifestyle represent the greatest long-term strain on healthcare systems.

• Prevention remains under-implemented despite strong scientific evidence.

• Population-level strategies are essential to translate biological insights into measurable public health impact.

What we do

Large cohort studies investigating determinants of cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurodegenerative disease

• Epidemiological modeling of aging-related risk trajectories

• Development and evaluation of prevention programs

• Integration of public health genomics into population strategies

• Workplace and community-based health promotion frameworks

• Implementation science for scalable prevention interventions

• Health systems research linking evidence to policy

• Data harmonization across international cohorts

• Cross-program collaboration with aging and cardiovascular initiatives

• Evaluation of intervention outcomes in real-world populations

Key outputs

• Population datasets supporting prevention research

• Evidence-based prevention models

• Policy-relevant public health frameworks

• Contributions to international epidemiological consortia

• Scalable intervention strategies