Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Prevention Research Centers (PRC) program funds community-based research projects at 37 academic research centers across the United States; 5 developmental and 32 comprehensive centers. These centers:
• Conduct research projects that promote health and prevent disease
• Build research teams of multidisciplinary faculty
• Seek solutions, strategies, and policies that address public health problems
• Participate in research networks that address priority health issues, such as healthy aging, cancer prevention & control, and obesity prevention
• Build long-term relationships for engaging communities as partners in research
• Conduct research in directions guided by advisory boards of community leaders
• Develop and deliver trainings that enhance the public health workforce
• Conduct additional research funded by other federal agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations |
