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Remarks at the National Press Club, 4/25/07
Michelle Lampl, MD, PhD
Professor of Anthropology, Emory University;
Associate Director, Emory / Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute

Dr. Lampl, whose landmark research documented growth spurts in children, discussed how the Emory / Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute will change the future of health care by creating a model of health that focuses on maintaining health rather than just treating disease, as is the norm today.

• The goals of Emory Predictive Health (45 sec.)
• The "Jalopy" Model: crisis & repair versus predict & prevent (25 sec.)
• Health is a continuum; it's not healthy or sick (35 sec.)
• The Kinky Mouse Model: Environmental impact on long-term health (35 sec.)
• Developmental origin of general health in adulthood; small babies turn into chubby kids (45 sec.)

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Georgia Weekly reports on the Emory / Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute
May 2006

Predictive Health Symposia

A field of national healthcare leaders and biomedical scientists participate in the annual Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Symposium.

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Speeches

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  David Barker lectures on"Using Early Growth to Predict Adult Health"

Last Update: 02/10/2009