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Guided by the principles of scientific rigor, equity, justice, community engagement, and multidisciplinary and multi-institution collaboration, the Lerner Center’s mission is to improve population and community health through research, education, outreach and health promotion programming focused on the social, spatial and structural determinants of physical, mental and behavioral health and health disparities.
With faculty affiliates from public health, sociology, psychology, economics, medicine and public administration, the Lerner Center’s approach to research is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary.
Established in 2011 with an endowment from Sid and Helaine Lerner, the center fulfills its mission through the interrelated pillars of research, education, advocacy and action.
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Mary Helander's data slice on lyme disease is featured in Pest Control Technology
May 17, 2021
Lerner Graduate Fellow Mary "Emmy" Helander authored a data slice titled, Lyme Disease in the U.S.: Where is Risk Highest?, which was featured in this Pest Control Technology article. Some key takeaways are:
- Over 30,000 Lyme disease cases are reported in the U.S. each year.
- Lyme disease incidence is highest in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
- Clear, concise, consistent and ongoing public health messaging, in addition to accurate county and state-level reporting and surveillance, are key to combatting Lyme disease.
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Mary Helander's data slice on lyme disease is featured in Pest Control Technology
May 17, 2021
Lerner Graduate Fellow Mary "Emmy" Helander authored a data slice titled, Lyme Disease in the U.S.: Where is Risk Highest?, which was featured in this Pest Control Technology article. Some key takeaways are:
- Over 30,000 Lyme disease cases are reported in the U.S. each year.
- Lyme disease incidence is highest in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
- Clear, concise, consistent and ongoing public health messaging, in addition to accurate county and state-level reporting and surveillance, are key to combatting Lyme disease.
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May 18, 2026
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May 14, 2026
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