April Hermstad

April Hermstad, MPH, holds a Master of Public Health from Emory University and she joined the EPRC in 2007. She has more than 10 years of experience coordinating research and evaluation projects focused on policy, system, and environmental improvements related to heathy eating and physical activity behaviors, cancer screening, and access to health care and health-supporting environments. Notable current and past projects include evaluating Healthcare Georgia Foundation’s The Two Georgias Initiative to achieve greater health equity among rural Georgians; coordinating a clinical trial in Emory Healthcare breast centers to increase genetic counseling referral for women at risk for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer; evaluating colorectal cancer screening programs throughout Georgia; and numerous research studies and evaluations of socio-environmental health promotion programs. Her professional interests include evaluating health promotion programs, understanding the role of lifestyle factors in preventing and reversing chronic diseases, and reducing health disparities.