"Prevention Research Centers have reached up to 31 million people in 103 partner communities, some of which are the most underserved in the country," said Ursula E. Bauer, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. "By involving communities in conducting and disseminating research, this network of centers ensures that effective and innovative health strategies can be readily shared and applied where most needed."
Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) are committed to conducting prevention research and are leaders in translating research results into public health policies and practices that drive major sustainable community changes that can prevent and control chronic diseases and improve overall health.
"Preventing chronic disease is critical to improving our nation's well-being and avoiding excessive health care costs," said Wayne Giles, M.D., M.S., director of CDC's Division of Population Health. "Our investment in the prevention research centers moves us closer to ensuring all Americans share the richness of good health."
The 26 PRCs that will design, test, and disseminate innovative and effective applied public health prevention research strategies are:
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
University of Arizona |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
University of California, San Francisco |
Case Western Reserve University |
Dartmouth College |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
University of Iowa |
Johns Hopkins University |
University of Kentucky |
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester |
Morehouse School of Medicine |
University of Minnesota |
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center |
New York University School of Medicine |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Oregon Health & Science University |
University of Pennsylvania |
University of Pittsburgh |
University of Rochester |
University of South Carolina at Columbia |
University of South Florida |
Tulane University |
University of Washington |
West Virginia University |
Yale University |
"The PRC Network is well-suited to work with public health and community partners to enhance the integration of public health and primary care," said Mehran S. Massoudi, Ph.D., M.P.H. (CAPT, USPHS) director of the PRC Program at CDC.
For more information on the Prevention Research Centers and a map and complete listing of their locations, please visit CDC's Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/prc.
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