Janet Bettger, associate professor and health services researcher with Duke’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, DCRI, and DGHI, explains how walking pace or “gait speed” predicts your future health.
Janet Bettger is an associate professor and health services researcher with Duke’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke Clinical Research Institute, and Duke Global Health Institute. She is a fellow of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and the American Heart Association.
Her research is dedicated to improving health and health care particularly for people at risk for functional decline or living with disabilities. With funding from government agencies, industry, and foundations, she leads research teams to compare the effectiveness of different health care service and delivery models, and implement evidence-based approaches to care. Her research in the United States on reducing disability after a stroke is being evaluated in several studies in low- and middle-income countries.
Bettger collaborates with a diverse group of patients, health care providers, government officials, and community leaders to globally address aging and disabilities with meaningful public health and health care innovations.
Duke Forward, a seven-year, comprehensive fundraising campaign, aims to raise $3.25 billion by June 30, 2017. It supports priorities across Duke's 10 schools, Duke Health, and a range of university programs, and initiatives.
