Children's HealthWatch is a multi-site, evidence based research endeavor to monitor the health and wellbeing of young children in relation to public policy.
Philadelphia is one of seven sites.
The sites are:
Boston Medical Center
Deborah Frank, MD and Alan Meyers, MD, MPH, Principal Investigators
John Cook, PhD, Research Scientist
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
Diana Cutts, MD, Principal Investigator
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Patrick Casey, MD, Principal Investigator
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Maureen Black, PhD, Principal Investigator
St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA
Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH Principal Investigator |
Currently inactive sites
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Carol Berkowitz, MD, Principal Investigator
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, Washington, DC
Nieves Zaldivar, MD, Principal Investigator
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Some Philadelphia GROW Clinic and Children's HealthWatch Team Members
Children's HealthWatch Philadelphia is directed through Drexel University School of Public Health & St. Christopher's Hospital For Children.
For specific contact information, click on the person's name or simply visit this page.
Mariana Chilton, PhD, MPH
Principal Investigator, C-SNAP Philadelphia
Principal Investigator, The Philadelphia GROW Project
Mariana Chilton received her AB from Harvard University, her PhD in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania and her MPH in epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma. One of her research areas of interest includes assessing the health impacts of hunger and food insecurity in the Philadelphia area. This community-based research focuses on women and children, nutritional status and human rights. Dr. Chilton is now the Principal Investigator of the Philadelphia GROW Project. This project provides multidisciplinary services for children with failure to thrive at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, and consists of a research endeavor that tracks the wellbeing of infants and toddlers in relation to their caregivers' participation in federal assistance programs. She currently teaches Health
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Health program, and Health and Human Rights in the Doctoral Program (DrPH).
Edward Gracely, PhD
GROW Clinic Biostatistician
Edward Gracely earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Temple University. His MA and PhD are in Quantitative Psychology. As well as teaching biostatistics to public health and medical school students at Drexel, Dr. Gracely will be contributing his skills as an expert biostatistician to the GROW project. His analyses will allow for the continual process of evaluation and quality control of the GROW clinic. Dr. Gracely's research interests include statistics education and ethical philosophy. |
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Jennifer Breaux, MPH, CHES
Research Coordinator
Jennifer Breaux received her MPH in 2004 from the Drexel University School of Public Health and her BS in Exercise Science from Rutgers University. During her MPH studies, Ms. Breaux began her work with Dr. Chilton which continues to this day, where she began researching and working on issues related to food insecurity, hunger and obesity. She is currently research coordinator for Children's HealthWatch, the research arm of the Philadelphia GROW Project. In addition to her work with GROW, Ms. Breaux is also pursuing her doctorate degree in Public Health. A firm believer in the mind/body connection, Jen practices yoga and pilates to deal with the stressors associated with school, work and life.
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