 |
|
|
|
|
Health Statistics/Research
The
Prevention Research Centers Healthy Aging Research Network (PRC-HAN)
- Prevention Research Centers (PRC)
Are a network of academic centers, public health agencies, and community
partners conducting applied research and practice in chronic disease
prevention and control.
- Healthy Aging Research Network (PRC-HAN)*
Are one of four active networks within the Prevention Research Centers
working together to address a public health issue of particular
significance consisting of seven academic centers. The Healthy Aging
Research Network's mission is to better understand the determinants of healthy
aging in older adult populations; to identify interventions that promote
healthy aging; and to assist in translating research into sustainable
community-based programs throughout the nation.
The PRC-HAN, funded by the CDC Healthy Aging Program, was created in
2001 to help develop partnerships and create a research agenda that
promotes healthy aging. The nine universities that participate in the
network use their expertise in aging research to work together and
collaborate with their communities and other partners to develop and
implement health promotion interventions for older adults using a
socioecological framework involving the individual, organizational,
environmental, and policy levels. Key attributes of the network include
working in close partnerships with local communities; promoting the
translation and dissemination of findings to key stakeholders; enhancing
capacity through partnerships; and adopting policies
and programs by engaging policymakers, planners, and practitioners. The
network had a broad research agenda that addresses a number of
health-promoting skills and behaviors, as well as, disease and syndrome
topics. To date the PRC-HAN has been very active in
physical activity, depression, and cognition.
Surveillance/Health Statistics
* Links to non-federal
organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not
constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the federal
government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for
the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
One
or more documents on this Web page is available in Portable Document
Format (PDF). You will need Acrobat
Reader (a free application) to view and print these documents.
Page last reviewed: June 3, 2007
Page last modified: June 17, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult
and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion |
|
