The Health and Behavioral Risk Research Center (HBRRC) is the measurement and surveillance unit of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. The center was established in 1999 and is an invaluable resource to faculty and staff conducting research and health surveillance both within the university and beyond.
HBRRC is dedicated to providing the highest quality data collection, analysis and reporting services to researchers and research entities at the state, federal, local, institutional and foundational level.
We specialize in data collection, analysis and reporting in single or multiple mode, designing a custom package for each client based on preferred specifications and needs. Our expertise lies in conducting health-related telephone surveys using a computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) system.
Currently, the HBRRC has the organizational capacity to conduct over 100,000 health surveillance interviews annually.
HBRRC has the technical knowledge, collaborative partnerships and operational flexibility to conduct data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Our Mission
HBRRC’s mission is to improve health and advance medical data science through health research and surveillance. To accomplish this mission, the HBRRC is committed to the scholarship of discovery which includes:
- Conducting health research, data collection, study design, and analysis through state and federal entities, the University of Missouri and other institutions of learning, foundations and private organizations.
- Discovering new knowledge through research that integrates social, behavioral, cultural and physical factors critical to understanding problems, implementing programs, and developing policies focused on chronic disease prevention and health promotion.
- Integrating the expertise of multiple disciplines in pursuit of understanding determinants of disparities in health and health care.
- Disseminating knowledge on disparities of health and health care by educating health care providers and community members through innovative teaching methods.
- Applying knowledge to the practice of disease prevention and health promotion through partnerships with community and academic organizations.
- Supporting other researchers through the provision of data collection, analysis, and reporting.
This mission is accomplished by providing high-quality project planning, multi-mode and multilingual data collection, analysis and reporting services to meet the research needs of our partners with an extraordinary emphasis on adding value and exceeding expectations.