Matthew Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications. He currently serves as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University, and he holds a secondary appointment at Washington University’s School of Medicine. As founder and senior scientist of the Health Communication Research Laboratory, Kreuter has developed and evaluated a wide range of health communications programs to promote health, modify behavior, and prevent and manage disease. His book “Tailoring Health Messages” is the first comprehensive book on tailored health communication.
Kreuter currently serves on the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. Other funders of his work include the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Nursing Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Matthew Kreuter
- Kahn Family Professor of Public Health
- PhD, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
- Office Phone: 314-935-3701
- Email: mkreuter@wustl.edu
Areas of Focus:
- Health communication
- Cancer prevention and control
- Integrating health and social services
- Health disparities
In The News
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September 20, 2023
As COVID Surged, Health Communication Research Laboratory Broke New Ground in Rapid Research
July 25, 2022
Brown School Faculty Among Most-Cited Scientists
March 1, 2022
Younger Moms Hesitant to Vaccinate Kids Against COVID, Study Finds
February 2, 2022
Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021
October 25, 2021
Kreuter Receives $1.9 Million in Grants to Increase Vaccinations in St. Louis
May 28, 2021
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April 16, 2021
Implementation Science Should Give Higher Priority to Health Equity
April 6, 2021
HCRL Awarded Two Grants to Address Covid-19 Disparities
December 7, 2020
Focus-19 Issues 100th Report on Pandemic-Related Social Needs
November 17, 2020
Pandemic Lessons From 2-1-1
August 10, 2020
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March 23, 2020