Discipline(s):
General Internal Medicine, Epidemiology

Area(s) of Expertise:
Overweight and Obesity, Nutrition, Stress, Neighborhoods

E-Mail:
jblock1@partners.org

Background:
Jason Block is a general internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and is an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He recently completed his primary care internal medicine residency at Brigham and is currently serving as the primary care chief resident there. In 2003, he received his medical degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine and his masters in public health in epidemiology from the Tulane University School of Public Health. His research has explored the obesity epidemic in poor communities, focusing specifically on physicians’ knowledge and attitudes regarding obesity and the availability of fast food in poor and minority neighborhoods. Through the Health and Society Scholars program, Block will investigate how food availability in poor neighborhoods can directly impact chronic disease. He also will assess ecological-level interventions to address such disparities. Prior to medical school, he worked at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in Washington, D.C., working on health care quality and patient protection.

Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Jason Block's available publications in PubMed.