Blog & News

Interested in reading about our latest news and updates? Upcoming events? You came to the right place. This is our blog and news section, where you can catch up on the latest Centene Center activities, news, and insights from our team members.

July 1, 2019

The Connection between Unmet Social Needs, Stress, and HealthCan unmet social needs for housing or food impact an individual’s overall health? Research results from a recent study completed by the Centene Center for...

June 3, 2019

Where Do You Get Your Health Information?Health information is all around us. But what sources do people look to when searching for answers? In a recent study conducted by the Centene...

May 24, 2019

Julie O’Brien Named Faculty Director of the Centene Center for Health TransformationJulie O’Brien, PhD has been named Faculty Director with the Centene Center for Health Transformation. The Centene Center is a collaboration between researchers at Washington...

May 2, 2019

Behavioral Factors Impacting DiabetesThis Centene Center for Health Transformation™ video highlights the growing diabetes epidemic and the Centene Center’s collaborative research on the behavioral factors that impact diabetes...

April 11, 2019

Michal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD Inducted into American Academy of Social WorkMichal Grinstein-Weiss, PhD, MA, MSW, Director of the Centene Center for Health Transformation, was recently inducted into the American Academy of Social Work & Social...

March 20, 2019

Breaking Down Barriers To Better HealthWhile the concept of “social determinants of health” (SDoH) has recently become a hot topic across the healthcare industry, this very notion has been driving...

Research Focus Areas

The Centene Center engages in research across five focus areas to influence positive health outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. Find out more about our studies, initiatives, and researchers here.

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