Matthew Kreuter is a leading national public health expert in the field of health communications. He currently serves as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council of the Institute for Public Health at Washington University, and he holds a secondary appointment at Washington University’s School of Medicine. As founder and senior scientist of the Health Communication Research Laboratory, Kreuter has developed and evaluated a wide range of health communications programs to promote health, modify behavior, and prevent and manage disease. His book “Tailoring Health Messages” is the first comprehensive book on tailored health communication. Kreuter currently serves on the Institute of Medicine’s Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. Other funders of his work include the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Nursing Research, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Matthew Kreuter Kahn Family Professor of Public Health PhD, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Office Phone: 314-935-3701 Email: mkreuter@wustl.edu Areas of Focus: Health communication Cancer prevention and control Integrating health and social services Health disparities In The News Brown School faculty named to ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’ list November 12, 2024 Nearly 1 Million Assistance Calls Made to 211 in August September 20, 2023 As COVID Surged, Health Communication Research Laboratory Broke New Ground in Rapid Research July 25, 2022 Brown School Faculty Among Most-Cited Scientists March 1, 2022 Younger Moms Hesitant to Vaccinate Kids Against COVID, Study Finds February 2, 2022 Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021 October 25, 2021 Kreuter Receives $1.9 Million in Grants to Increase Vaccinations in St. Louis May 28, 2021 Women Seeking Help for Unmet Needs Often Overdue for Cervical Cancer Screenings April 16, 2021 Implementation Science Should Give Higher Priority to Health Equity April 6, 2021 HCRL Awarded Two Grants to Address Covid-19 Disparities December 7, 2020 Focus-19 Issues 100th Report on Pandemic-Related Social Needs November 17, 2020 Pandemic Lessons From 2-1-1 August 10, 2020 Help Line Requests for Food Skyrocket as Pandemic Spreads March 23, 2020