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Len Novilla

Academic Title: Associate Professor

Name: Len Novilla

 

Department: Department of Public Health

Department Website: https://ph.byu.edu/ph-faculty-staff

Institution: Brigham Young University

 

Address: Provo, Utah 84602

 

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Expertise: Health Policy & the Social Determinants of Health, Maternal, Child, & Family Health

Understanding the impact of policy on individual and community health
Utilizing the family as the sustaining framework for health promotion and disease prevention strategies
Defining the role of the family in addressing the health inequities resulting from the social determinants of population health
Defining the link between family health and health systems assessment and strengthening within the context of the social determinants of health
Addressing disparities in the delivery and access to health care services
Understanding the determinants, distribution, patterns, and burden of chronic diseases, particularly heart disease, diabetes and obesity in at-risk and underserved communities
Using family health history and familial risk stratification as a preventive tool in chronic diseases such as heart disease and stroke
Understanding adolescent health risk behaviors and their implications on health programs, services, and policies
Understanding the health implications of early and late age at first birth

 

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