Behavioral Science

Through individual behaviors, socioeconomic status and environmental factors, 80% to 90% of modifiable contributors to health occur outside of direct medical care.

Sanford Research is working to improve the health of patients and communities by using data-driven techniques and community partnerships to better understand these social determinants of health and their intersection with health care delivery.

Our areas of expertise:

• Health services research
• Data science
• Substance use and addiction
• Mental health outcomes
• Rural Health
• Eating disorders, obesity and bariatric surgery
• Domestic violence

With timely access to health care data from a comprehensive rural health system, data science and analytics help direct evidence-based population health.

Our research group supports:

• NIH funded Health Outcomes and Population Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE)
• Data Collaborative
• Center for Biobehavioral Research