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Dr. Gary Gilmore

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Public Health & Community Health Education University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Dr. Gary Gilmore

Professor

Public Health & Community Health Education

Specialty area(s)

Public Health Epidemiology; Family Health and Wellness; Cancer Prevention and Early Detection; Psychological Type and Preference; Community-Based Participatory Research; Global Health Issues.

Brief biography

Dr. G.D. Gilmore, MPH, Ph.D., MCHES,
Professor and Director, Graduate Community Health/Public Health Programs in the Department of Public Health and Community Health Education

Dr. Gilmore also has an appointment in Graduate and Extended Learning (GEL).  In that role, he directs Community Health non-credit and credit programming.  He also oversees the Multiple Event Provider (MEP) designation in GEL which includes the determination of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECHs) on a program-by-program basis for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES), coupled with MEP and CECH reports to the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.  Dr. Gilmore serves as the primary contact for public, community, adolescent, and rural health programs; Certified Health Education Specialist credentialing (CHES and MCHES) and programming; and Motivational Interviewing.

In previous and continuing Community Health and Public Health professional responsibilities, he has served as Chair of the National Health Educator Competencies Update Project; Fulbright Scholar at the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata (Calcutta), India, 1999-2000; Inaugural President of the Seven Rivers Region Fulbright Chapter, representing UW-La Crosse, Luther College, and Winona State University;  Chair of the UW-La Crosse Select Committee on Internationalization, 2009-2013; Chair of the Wisconsin Public Health Council, 2011 & 2012 (with three continuous Governor appointments to the Council, 2004-Present); Continuing Chair of the Wisconsin Health Education Network; Continuing Member of the National Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation, Washington, D.C.  During his teaching and continuing education responsibilities, he has received the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Award and the UW-La Crosse Teaching Excellence Award.  During his military service, he received the U.S. Army Commendation Medal in Preventive Medicine.

Current courses at UWL

CHE 380, Assessment and Program Planning in Health Education

CHE 450, Implementation, Administration and Evaluation of Health Education Programs

HED 471/571, Health Education Responsibilities, Competencies, and Certification  

P-H 200, Public Health for the Educated Citizen

P-H 340, Epidemiology and Human Disease Prevention

P-H 755, Epidemiology and Public Health Issues

P-H 790, Public Health Administration and Organization

Education

Ph.D. (Public Health Education and Epidemiology), University of Tennessee-Knoxville; M.P.H. (Public Health Education and Epidemiology), University of Minnesota-Minneapolis; B.A. (Biology: Genetics), Hope College-Holland, Michigan. Certificate in Public Health Epidemiology, The New England Epidemiology Institute, Tufts University, 1994.

Career

Research and publishing

Most recent publication:

Dr. Gilmore published an Invited Book Report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in the Summer of 2024 regarding the 841-page book, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control, 5th Edition, co-edited by Drs. Margaret Nolan, Mark Wegner, and Patrick Remington, as published by the American Public Health Association Press.  Dr. Gilmore makes reference to several of the chapters in the book in his new class: Infectious and Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies.

Gilmore, G.D., McKelley, R.A., & Anderson, D.A. (2019).  Comprehensive Assessment of the Psychosocial Occupational Health Status of Archaeologists in the United States.  Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 35(1), 65-84.  Published internationally by Wolters Kluwer.

Kudos

presented

Daniel Sambu, Geography & Environmental Science; John Grider, History; Gary Gilmore, Public Health & Community Health Education; and Paul Gardner, Luther College; contributed to a Fulbright Presentation & Panel on Nov. 21 in La Crosse. Thank you for sharing your Fulbright experiences at this year's Fulbright chapter meeting of Seven Rivers Region Chapter during International Education Week. Gary Gilmore provided a warm welcome and then we moved into the three main presentation for the evening featuring John Grider's presentation, "Research Abroad: Navigating Maritime Archival Collections in Cape Town, South Africa"; Daniel Sambu's presentation, "Community Conservation and Resilience Amid Global Challenges: Harnessing the Power of Collaboration"; and Paul Gardner's presentation, "Teaching About the 2024 American Presidential Election in Romania." Following the three presentations, we rounded out the evening with a delightful panel Q&A and finally closing provided by Gary Gilmore. Thank you much for sharing your experiences with our in-person and virtual audiences!

Submitted on: Dec. 2, 2024

published

Gary Gilmore, Public Health & Community Health Education, authored an Invited Book Review for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine published on July 13, 2024. The book was titled "Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control, 5th edition," edited by Drs. M. Nolan, M. Wegner, & P. Remington.

Submitted on: July 30, 2024

named

Gary Gilmore, Public Health and Community Health Education, was reappointed as a member of the Public Health Council by Governor Tony Evers for the State of Wisconsin on Nov. 11. Dr. Gilmore has served as a continuing member of the council since its inception in 2006 with appointments by Governors Jim Doyle, Scott Walker, and Tony Evers. He also has served as the chairperson of the Council. The Council is charged to advise the Department of Health Services (DHS), the governor, the legislature and the public on the progress in implementing the DHS Public Health Plan and coordination of responses to public health emergencies. The vision of the Council is that Wisconsin will become the healthiest state, and its mission is to assure safe and healthy people through evidence-based and cost-effective practice and policy recommendations.

Submitted on: Nov. 15, 2022

presented

Gary Gilmore, Public Health and Community Health Education, presented "Public Health Communications: Relationship and Trust Building in Communities" at the Wisconsin Public Health Association/WALHDAB Annual Meeting on May 25 in Wisconsin Dells. The emphasis of Dr. Gilmore's epidemiological presentation was on the development and delivery of effective and accurate Public Health communications that are essential for the enhancement of population health and well-being. It was offered in partnership with colleagues from the Medical College of Wisconsin and UW-Milwaukee.

Submitted on: May 27, 2022

named

Gary D. Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion, was named on May 22, by Governor Tony Evers for three additional years of service on the Wisconsin Public Health Council. Gilmore has served continuously on the council since it was established by State Statute in 2003 through appointments by three Wisconsin Governors. He chaired the council for two years.

Submitted on: May 30, 2019

published

David Anderson, Archaeology & Anthropology; Gary Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion; and Ryan McKelley, Psychology; co-authored the article "Comprehensive Assessment of the Psychosocial Occupational Health Status of Archaeologists in the United States" in the Journal of Health, Safety and Environment published on April 1, 2019 by Wolters Kluwer Publishing. This is the first national study of the occupational health status of archaeologists working in the majority realm of Cultural Resource Management using a nationally-validated survey. Preliminary findings were presented via a national webinar to the members of the American Cultural Resources Association, at the 125th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., and at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Atlanta.

Submitted on: May 2, 2019

published

Gary D. Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion; Alyson Taub, Professor Emerita, New York University; David Connell, Research Associates, Cambridge; and Larry Olsen, Still University of Health Sciences; co-authored the article "Applied Contributions and Insights from Health Education Role Delineation Research (1978-2015) in Advancing the Health Education Profession in the United States" in Pedagogy in Health Promotion published on Nov. 27, 2018 by SAGE Publications. This is the first comprehensive review of five national role delineation studies for health education specialists conducted during 1978-2015 in order to determine the contributions to professional preparation, credentialing, and professional development. The co-authors comprised the Steering Committee for the National Health Educator Competencies Update Project with Gary Gilmore serving as chairperson.

Submitted on: Nov. 28, 2018

published

Gary Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion, co-authored the article "Applied Contributions and Insights from Health Education Role Delineation Research (1978-2015) in Advancing the Health Education Profession in the United States " in Pedagogy in Health Promotion published on Mar. 4, 2018 by SAGE Publications. Co-authors included: Alyson Taub, New York University; Larry Olsen, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences and David Connell, Cambridge Research Associates.

Submitted on: Mar. 5, 2018

presented

Gary D. Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion, presented "Assessment of the Occupational Health Status of Field Archaeologists in the United States (David Anderson and Ryan McKelley, co-authors)" at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting on Nov. 7, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. This was the first national comprehensive health and well-being assessment of field archaeologists using a nationally-validated electronic survey prepared by the three authors. The assessment specifically focused on reported risk factors, protective factors, and preventive measures taken by the respondents.

Submitted on: Nov. 12, 2017

awarded

Gary D. Gilmore, Health Education & Health Promotion, received The 2017 Wisconsin Distinguished Service to Public Health Award at the Wisconsin Public Health Association Annual Meeting on May 25, 2017 in Wisconsin Dells, WI. The Award is given to the health professional who demonstrates exceptional dedication and effort in the support of Public Health in Wisconsin. Gilmore also received the Award in 1986.

Submitted on: June 8, 2017