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Biography, Disciplines and Teaching Interests
Jian Zhang worked with the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization prior to moving to US for an advanced degree. He obtained a Doctorate in Public Health from the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, USA. Before he joined the faculty of Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health in 2008, he had worked with the University of South Carolina, Institute of Family in Society, and the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA.
Disciplines: Epidemiology
Teaching Interests: Research Methods, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Public Health Surveillance
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
DrPH. in Epidemiology, University of South Carolina
… → 2002
M.Sc. in Health Service Research, Fudan University
… → 1992
M.D. in Preventive Medicine, Shanxi Medical University
… → 1989
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
Research Interests
- Epidemiology
- Chronic Diseases
- International Health
- Public Health Surveillance
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Assessment of patient centered outcomes for diabetes self-management
Zhang, J. (PI) & Yang, F. (CoI)
Institute of Public & Preventive Health, Georgia Regents University
01/1/15 → …
Project: Research
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Reducing the disparity between permanent residents and temporary migrants, Stop TB Shanghai
Zhang, J. (PI) & Yan, F. (CoI)
World Health Organization, and Shanghai City Commission of Health and Population Planning
01/1/13 → …
Project: Research
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Health care seeking behavior and its influencing factors among Chinese elderly
Zhang, J. (PI) & Yan, F. (CoI)
01/1/13 → …
Project: Research
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Accelerate sustain and the progresses of vaccine-preventable disease control and Prevention in poor regions
Zhuo, J. (CoI) & Zhang, J. (CoPI)
Government of Guangxi Autonomous Region
01/1/12 → 01/1/17
Project: Research
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Accelerating and sustaining measles elimination in impoverished areas of China
Zhang, J. (PI)
UNICEF / CDC /Guangxi Provincial Government
01/1/10 → 01/1/15
Project: Research
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The change of alanine aminotransferase distributions among US youths, NHANES 1988–2020
Mallhi, A. K., Kiely, K., Roy, V., Ovchinsky, N., Woo Baidal, J. A., Rochani, H. & Zhang, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A time-dependent bidirectional association between folate and lung cancer deaths among a national cohort
Odion, B. E., Cowan, L., Yu, L. & Zhang, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 00927.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High red blood cell folate is associated with an increased risk of diabetes death among a hypertensive cohort
Twum, F., Cowan, L., Yu, L., Afriyie-Gyawu, E. & Zhang, J., Jun 2024, In: Nutrition Research. 126, p. 204-214 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Diverging Trend in Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke Among US Children
Twum, F., Tome, J., Ledel, E., Roy, V., Mallhi, A. K., Aguirre, D. L., Wei, Y. & Zhang, J., Jun 2024, In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 11, 3, p. 1718-1729 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BEST: a web application for comprehensive biomarker exploration on large-scale data in solid tumors
Liu, Z., Liu, L., Weng, S., Xu, H., Xing, Z., Ren, Y., Ge, X., Wang, L., Guo, C., Li, L., Cheng, Q., Luo, P., Zhang, J. & Han, X., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Big Data. 10, 1, 165.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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