Santosh Krishna, PhD, EdS

Phone: 314.977.8280
E-mail: krishnas@slu.edu

School of Public Health
Saint Louis University
3545 Lafayette Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63104-1399

Completed Projects

Diabetes and Obesity: Is there a Rural-Urban Difference in the Burden? , Lead researcher
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Obesity
Persons with diabetes are more likely to be obese, increasing the economic burden of diabetes related care. Purpose of this study is to examine if being overweight and obese places additional economic burden and if there is a rural-urban difference in this regard. It will help understand the health and economic consequences of diabetes and obesity epidemic on people’s health.

Diabetes Burden and the Lack of Preventive Care in the Rural United States, Lead researcher
Research center: ORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Health disparities, Public health
The project is designed to determine if there are disparities in diabetes care provided to persons with diabetes residing in rural areas as compared to those in urban areas. Additionally, the project will examine diabetes related health care resource utilization with implications for improving care and reducing the economic burden.