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Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Synnove Fonnebo Knutsen Cand.med, PhD, MPH

Academic and professional preparation:

• University of Oslo, Norway, Loma Linda University SPH, University of Tromso, Norway

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Courses currently teaching:

• EPDM 414 Introduction to Epidemiology
• EPDM 534 Epidemiology of Maternal & Child Health
• EPDM 566 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Diseases
• EPDM 567 Epidemiology of Aging
• EPDM 635 Epidemiological Studies of Adventists
• Freshman Medical Population Based Medicine Students

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Research interests:

Prevention of coronary heart disease, lifestyle intervention on CHD, and air pollution and lung health, air pollution and cancer, health effects of hormone-replacement therapy.

October 2003

• SPH professors present latest findings from Adventist Health and
  Smog study

Spring 2003 SPHERE newsletter

• Epidemiology and biostatistics

Summer 2003 SPHERE newsletter

• New School of Public Health program in Peru

June/July 2002 Vegetarian Nutrition & Health Letter

• The 4th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition

May 2002

• LLU researchers reveal first study on high water intake and lowered coronary heart disease

Spring 2002 SCOPE

• Researchers discuss health and environmental benefits of vegetarian
  diets during 4th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition

1999

• School of Public Health: Healthy People '99
• School of Public Health names Alumnus of the Year and
  Distinguished Service recipients

1997

• Finding the connection between lifestyle and disease

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Current research:

Hormone replacement therapy and CHD. Air pollution exposure and cancer. Air pollution, smoking, and lung health. Effect of lifestyle intervention on CHD. Effect of lifestyle on health-care utilization. Water intake and the risk of CHD.

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