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In 2010, Dr. Jerica Berge was an NHLBI’s early stage investigator (ESI). Today, she is a tenured associate professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health with multiple NIH-funded grants (R03, R21, R56, R01). The fast-moving pace of her career tracks the progress of her research contributions in the areas of childhood obesity and community and family health. As a researcher and behavioral medicine clinician, her work aims to leverage family relationships in the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity using innovative mixed-methodologies such as ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and video-recorded observations. Dr. Berge codirects the Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan (HEAL) center, which focuses on integration across research, clinical practice, policy, and community resources to inspire a culture of health. Family Fortress is the umbrella name of Dr. Berge’s research. “Family Fortress operates under the premise that the family is the basic unit of society and the leverage point for promoting health,” Dr. Berge said. “By using a strengths-based approach to empower families, in partnership with health care systems, schools, and the community we can work as a team in addressing ‘our collective health’.”
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