David M. Buchner, M.D., M.P.H.

• Professor
• Director, Masters of Public Health Program
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• College of Applied Health Sciences
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Background

• Degree
• B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974
  M.D., University of Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; 1977
  M.P.H., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; 1984
• Area of Professional Interest
• Dr. Buchner’s area of interest is community-level approaches to chronic disease prevention, particularly approaches to promoting physical activity. From 1999 to 2008, he directed the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he participated in national initiatives to promote physical activity.
• Research Interests
• Dr. Buchner’s research has focused on physical activity and aging. He as studied the role of physical activity in preventing functional limitations, disability, and falls. He is also interested in environmental and policy interventions to promote physical activity.
• Professional Associations and Certifications
• American Geriatrics Society
• Gerontological Society of America
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Selected Publications:
• Finkelstein EA, Brown DS, Brown DR, Buchner DM. A randomized study of financial incentives to increase physical activity among sedentary older adults. Prev Med 2008;47:182–187.
• Roux L, Pratt M, Tengs TO,Yore M, Yanagawa TL, Van Den Bos J, Rutt C, Brownson RC, Powell KE, Heath G, Kohl HW, Teutsch S, Cawley J, Lee I, West L, BuchnerDM. Cost effectiveness of community-based physical activity interventions. Am J Prev Med 2008;35:578–58
• Buchner DM. Gobster PH. Promoting active visits to parks: models and strategies for transdisciplinary collaboration. J Phys Act Health. 2007;4 Suppl 1:S36–49.
• Thompson PD, Buchner D, Pina IL, et al. Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity). Circulation 2003;107:3109–3116.
• Campbell AJ, Robertson MC, Gardner MM, Norton RN, Buchner DM. Falls prevention over 2 years: a randomized controlled trial in women 80 years and older. Age Ageing 1999;28:513–8.