The SMART Center is a National Institute of Nursing Research/National Institute of Health funded Center of Excellence to build the Science of Self-Management: A Systems Approach (P30 NR010676).
The SMART Center addresses Self-Management at four levels of system:
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Individual
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Family
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Organization
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Community
AIMS
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Expand knowledge related to self-management through interdisciplinary investigations of self-management
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Serve as a national leader in research and dissemination of research findings to the scientific community
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Diffuse knowledge into clinical practice and policy to enhance the use of self-management strategies to improve the health, function and quality of life of individuals
