Patrick Remington, MD, MPH
Keywords: Cancer control, Chronic disease control, Community health assessment, Public health communication, Public health surveillance
Professor, Population Health Sciences
Director, UW Population Health Institute
Email: plreming@wisc.edu
Biography:
Dr. Remington received his undergraduate degree in molecular biology and his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin. After completing an internship at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle, he trained at the CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (assigned to the Michigan health department); as a Preventive Medicine Resident in the Division of Nutrition at the CDC, and as part of the CDC Career Development Program, when he obtained his MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota.
He was the Chief Medical Officer for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention in the Wisconsin Division of Health for almost a decade, and joined the Department of Population Health Sciences in 1997. Dr. Remington’s current research examines methods to measure the health outcomes and determinants in populations, as well as health disparities by education, race, or region. In addition, he is examining ways to use this information in community health improvement, such as through the publication of the Wisconsin County Health Rankings. (Download CV)
Affiliations/Associations:
- Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences
- Director, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
- Director, Master of Public Health Program
- Co-Director, Cancer Control Research Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Affiliate Faculty Appointments, Department of Family Medicine, and School of Nursing
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Population Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
Recent Honors/Awards:
- Wisconsin Public Health Association, Public Health Researcher of the Year, 2007
- Lynn R. Smith Award for Outstanding Leadership in Tobacco Control, Am. Cancer Society, 2006
- Dean’s Teaching Award, UW Medical School, 2003
- Centers for Disease Control Service Award, Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Public Health Award, for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001
- State Medical Society of Wisconsin 2000 Meritorious Service Award
Select Publications (*=student/trainee author):
McElroy JA*, Remington PL, Gangnon RE, Hariharan L, Andersen LD. Identifying geographic disparities in the early detection of breast cancer using a geographic information system. Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Jan;3(1):A10.
Bandi P*, Remington PL, Moberg DP. Progress in Reducing Cigarette Consumption – The Wisconsin Tobacco Control Program, 2001-2003. Wis Med J 2006 Jul;105(5):45-9.
Callcut RA*, Kaufman S, Stone-Newsom R, Remington P, Mahvi D. Gender disparities in colorectal cancer screening: true or false? J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Dec;10(10):1409-17.
McLean A*, LeMay W, Vila P*, Wegner M, Remington P. Disparities in oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence and mortality among Wisconsin residents, 1999-2002. WMJ. 2006 Sep;105(6):32-5.
Fryback DG, Stout NK*, Rosenberg MA, Trentham-Dietz A, Kuruchittham V*, Remington PL. The Wisconsin Breast Cancer Epidemiology Simulation Model. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2006;(36):37-47.
Treml KB*, McElroy JA, Kaufman SK, Remington PL, Wegner MV. Updating progress in cancer control in Wisconsin. WMJ. 2006 Jun;105(4):38-43.
Byrd D*, Katcher ML, Remington PL, Durkin M, Peppard P. Infant mortality: Explaining black:white disparities in Wisconsin. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 2007 July;11(4):319-26.
Kempf AM*, Remington PL. New Challenges for Telephone Survey Research in the Twenty-First Century. Annu Rev Public Health. 2007 April;28:113-126.
Stolzmann KL*, Bautista LE, Gangnon RE, McElroy JA, Becker BN, Remington PL. Trends in kidney transplantation rates and disparities. J Natl Med Assoc. 2007 Aug;99(8):923-32.
Landis MJ*, Peppard PP, Remington PL. Characteristics of school-sanctioned sports: participation and attrition in Wisconsin public high schools. WMJ. 2007 Sep;106(6):312-8.
Vila PM*, Booske BC, Wegner MV, Remington PL. Preventable causes of death in Wisconsin, 2004. WMJ. 2007 Oct;106(7):373-9.
Athens J*, Bekkedal M, Malecki K, Anderson H, Remington PL. Measuring the environmental health of Wisconsin's counties. WMJ. 2008 Jul;107(4):169-75.
Boeke MC*, Zahner SJ, Booske BC, Remington PL. Local public health department funding: trends over time and relationship to health outcomes. WMJ. 2008 Feb;107(1):25-32.
Peppard PE, Kindig DA, Dranger E*, Jovaag A*, Remington PL. Ranking community health status to stimulate discussion of local public health issues: the Wisconsin County Health Rankings. Am J Public Health. 2008 Feb;98(2):209-12.
Rohan AM*, Booske BC, Remington PL. Using the Wisconsin County Health Rankings to catalyze community health improvement. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):24-32.
Remington PL, Houston CA, Cook LC. Media interventions to promote tobacco control policies. IN: Monograph 16: ASSIST Shaping the Future of Tobacco Prevention and Control (pp. 119-166). National Cancer Institute, 2005.
Remington PL, Brownson R, Wegner MV (eds). Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, 3rd Edition. American Public Health Association, Washington DC, 2008 (in press).
Remington PL, Brownson R, Savitz D. Epidemiology in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. IN: Remington PL, Brownson R, Wegner MV (eds). Chronic Disease Epidemiology and Control, 3rd Edition. American Public Health Association, Washington DC, 2008 (in press).
Remington PL. Nelson D. Communicating Surveillance Information for Action. IN: Teutsch SM, Churchill RE (eds): The Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance, Third Edition. Oxford University Press, New York (in press).
Courses Taught:
- Principles and Practice of Public Health (PHS 780 / 3 credits / Fall semesters)
- Communicating Public Health Information Effectively (PHS 650 / 1 credit / summer session)
Research Weblinks:
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/
http://www.cancer.wisc.edu/uwccc/research_control.asp
http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/MPH/
Contact Details:
Phone: 608-263-1745
Fax: 608-262-6404
Email: plreming@wisc.edu
