We are on a mission to improve health and wellness in our communities. Our vision is to establish long-term interventions in diverse populations, that effectively reduce the prevalence of diseases and improve overall quality of health and well-being.

The UMass Lowell Center for Population Health (UML-CPH) researchers work with our community partners to understand how much disease exists and the causes of these diseases. As we learn together, we support community leaders to design structures and programs to make long-lasting changes for better quality of life.

  • Public Health doctoral candidate Liam Fouhy sits behind a machine that measures bone density, in the Health Assessment Lab

    Researcher: Balance of Key Minerals Helps to Prevent Weak Bones

    Getting the right balance of calcium and magnesium in your diet may be more important to keeping your bones healthy than getting the recommended daily minimum of each mineral, says Liam Fouhy ’19, a doctoral student in public health.
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  • Public health master's student Kyle Fahey goes over a park evaluation form with UML student and faculty researchers and older residents of Lowell.

    City and UML Partner on Making Lowell ‘Age-Friendly’

    Students in health sciences are gaining research experience in Lowell, working alongside an adult advisory group and local agencies to help make the city an “age-friendly” community.
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  • An aerial view of the Merrimack River running through the UML campus

    With NSF Award, New Grad Program Focuses on Protecting Water Resources

    An interdisciplinary team of UML faculty, led by Assoc. Profs. Meg Sobkowicz-Kline and Chris Hansen, have received a nearly $3 million National Science Foundation Research Traineeship award for a new graduate student program focused on developing sustainable materials and chemicals that won’t harm water resources.
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  • UML Asst. Prof. of Nutrition Sabrina Noel

    Nutrition Professor Finds Major Gaps in Bone Health Research

    Osteoporosis has been traditionally viewed as a disease of non-Hispanic white women, says Asst. Prof. Sabrina Noel. But the reality is more complicated, she says in a new paper that looks at inequities and gaps in the research.