Chad Abresch, PhD
Chair, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Chad Abresch, PhD, along with a host of great colleagues, holds a vision for a better future and is working to make that vision a reality. Dr. Abresch serves as chair of the Department of Health Promotion at UNMC’s College of Public Health, where he also is an associate professor. He is a graduate faculty member for the University of Nebraska.
The Department of Health Promotion is dedicated to addressing and improving health for all populations and partnering with communities to realize an end to inequitable health outcomes.The work and research conduct within the department emphasizes the importance of relationships, working together with community members, patients, health professionals, educators, policy-makers, and more to improve populational health outcomes.
Prevously, Dr. Abresch served as an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pediatrics Division of Child Health Policy, and as an adjunct instructor in the UNO School of Public Administration.
Chad enjoys life in Omaha, Nebraska with his four growing children.
- 1996 | B.A., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2000 | M.Ed., Health Education, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2018 | Ph.D., Public Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Niebur, H., Rookwood, A., Karki, B., & Abresch, C. (2023). Towards a New Model of Childhood Asthma Care: Community Needs Assessment in an Underserved Urban Population. Journal of Asthma, (just-accepted), 1-15.
- Abresch, C., Gilbert, C., Johnson, M., Karki, B., Lyons, K., Meyer, K., ... & Toure, D. (2022). Understanding the Emotional Labor of Public Health Equity Work: a Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-11.
- Grimm, B., Ramos, A. K., Maloney, S., Abresch, C., Tibbits, M., Lyons, K., & Palm, D. (2021). The Most Important Skills Required by Local Public Health Departments for Responding to Community Needs and Improving Health Outcomes. Journal of Community Health, 1-8.
- Abresch, C., Grimm, B., Lyons, K., Maloney, S. & Tibbits, M. (2021) Who gets included in Collective Impact: A mixed methods study of 10 CI initiatives. Community Development, DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2021.1941161
- Collie-Akers, V., Landry, S., Ehule, N. J., Pecha, D., Beltran, M. M., Gilbert, C., & Abresch, C. (2021). Enhancing the Capacity of Local Health Departments to Address Birth Equity: The Institute for Equity in Birth Outcomes. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 1-9.
- 2021 – Present | UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators
- 2011 – Present | National Association of County and City Health Officials
- 2010 – 2015 | American Society of Association Executives
- 2010 – Present | American Public Health Association, subcommittee member Maternal and Child Health Section
- 2008 – Present | Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
- 2006 – Present | National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health