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Four New Minority Fellows Start Prevention Research (2008)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects four new minority fellows.

Release of a Blue Ribbon Panel Report on the Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) released a report "Community and Academia Working Together: Report of the ASPH PRC Blue Ribbon Panel."*  The report, developed by an 11-member panel, assesses the PRC Program for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and stakeholders.  The report highlights accomplishments over the program's history and sets forth recommendations for its future.

New Study Reports Effectiveness of  a Work Site Program to Help Parents Talk with their Adolescent Children About Sexual Health
A study by the UCLA/RAND PRC found that a parenting program conducted at work sites, significantly increases and improves parent-adolescent communication about sexual health. See the July 2008 issue of British Medical Journal (www.bmj.com/ ),* article titled "Evaluation of Talking Parents, Healthy Teens, a new work site based parenting programme to promote parent-adolescent communication about sexual health: randomized controlled trial."

A New Intervention May Increase Employers' Use of Health Promotion Practices
A journal article in the July 2008 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, "Employer Adoption of Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Practices: A Pilot Study," describes a promising intervention, Workplace Solutions, which suggests best practices employers can use to help prevent chronic disease among their employees. The program significantly increased the implementation of evidence-based practices by employers. The study is a joint project of the University of Washington PRC and the American Cancer Society Great West Division.

Update: Amendment to CDC's PRC Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
On August 20, 2008, the CDC’s PRC Program FOA #DP09-001 was amended.



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2008

CDC's Prevention Research Centers Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
The CDC’s PRC Program announces FOA #DP09-001.   Letters of intent rare due by Monday, September 8, 2008, and the application submission date is Wednesday, October 8, 2008.

Study Finds Away-From-Home Food Intake Associated with Risk for Obesity in Children
A study by the San Diego PRC found that children who eat away-from-home at least once a week are at risk for obesity. See the May 2008 issue of Obesity (www.nature.com/oby/index.html),* article titled "Away-from-home Food Intake and Risk for Obesity: Examining the Influence of Context."

VERB Campaign's Use of Social Marketing
The University of South Florida's PRC co-authored an article, titled "Catalyzing Community Action Within a National Campaign: VERB Community and National Partnerships," in the June 2008 supplement of American Journal of Preventive Medicine.* The article describes the social marketing strategy used to sustain the immediate effects of the VERB campaign, designed to promote activity in youth.

Prevention Research Centers Program's 2008 Annual Meeting Concludes
The PRC Program's 2008 Annual Meeting was held March 25-27 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lessons Learned from Engaging Partners in Evaluation
A journal article in Preventing Chronic Disease, "Engaging Partners to Initiate Evaluation Efforts: Tactics Used and Lessons Learned From the Prevention Research Centers Program," explains methods used and lessons learned from involving PRC Program stakeholders in the planning and development of a national program evaluation and PRC Program logic model.

Article on the Use of Community Coalitions to Change Policy and the Environment
"From Program to Policy: Expanding the Role of Community Coalitions," an article in Preventing Chronic Disease by the University of Arizona's PRC, on how five community-based partnerships went from improving health behaviors through programs to changing policy and the environment in counties along the Arizona-Mexico boarder.

PRC 2008 Annual Program Meeting Announcement
The PRC Program announces the PRC 2008 Annual Program Meeting for March 25-27 in Atlanta, GA.

2008 Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Program Announcement #RFA-DP-08-002
CDC announces SIPs Competitive Supplement #RFA-DP-08-002.  Letters of intent are due March 3, 2008. Applications are due April 1, 2008.

PRC Minority Fellowships Program Opens Four New Positions (2008)
Four new PRC Minority Fellowship positions  are available.

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2007

List of Newly Funded 2007 Special Interest Projects
A list of the 2007 Special Interest Projects  is available.

New Booklet Containing Stories of Prevention Research
Building a Healthy World” (PDF-2MB) catalogs past stories of prevention research.

An Article on PRC Program's Trust Project
"Community-Institutional Partnerships: Understanding Trust Among Partners" reports on the methods and findings of the trust project. It is available online through Health Education and Behavior.*

Four New Minority Fellows Start Prevention Research (2007)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects four new minority fellows.

Next Steps in Community-based Participatory Research
An article in the June 2007 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, “Community-based Participatory Research: Necessary Next Steps,” suggests that the PRC Program's national assessment may contribute to defining a standard set of competencies and resources required for effective community-based participatory research.

PRC Program Hosting a Seminar on Dissemination
The PRC Program presents a seminar titled Disseminating Chronic Disease Prevention Programs: Learning from Experience.

School-Based Programs: Lessons Learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco
An article in the April 2007 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, “School-Based Programs: Lessons Learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco,” describes features of three successful school health promotion programs developed by PRCs and the lessons learned from development and dissemination.

PRC Director is Part of CDC Lecture Series on Public Health Ethics
The Emory University PRC Director, Karen Glanz, presents on ethical issues in the design and conduct of community-based research.

Prevention Research Centers Program's 2007 Annual Meeting Concludes
The PRC Program’s 2007 Annual Meeting was held from March 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia.

PRC Minority Fellowship Program Opens Four New Positions (2007)
Four new PRC Minority Fellowship positions are available.

2007 Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Program Announcement
CDC announces SIPs Competitive Supplement #RFA-DP-07-002. Letters of intent are due March 19, 2007. Applications are due April 17, 2007.

Prevention Research Centers Announce 2007 Annual Program Meeting
View announcement of the PRC Program’s 2007 Annual Meeting.

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2006

Article Assesses the Impact of Prevention Research Through Peer-Reviewed Publications
An article, "Assessing Prevention Research Impact: A Bibliometric Analysis,"* in the March 2006 issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine* describes a process for assessing the scientific impact of the PRCs on public health prevention research.

Four New Minority Fellows Begin Prevention Research (2006)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects four new minority fellows.

Journal Article on the Screening of Children in the Healthy Kids Project
The article, “Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure Screening in a Rural Public School System: the Healthy Kids Project,” published in the October 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease focuses on children's body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure screening. The University of Oklahoma Prevention Research Center's project is being conducted in a rural public school system near Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Journal Article about Talking Parents, Healthy Teens
The article, “Talking Parents, Healthy Teens: A Worksite-based Program for Parents to Promote Adolescent Sexual Health,” in the October 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease describes the theoretical framework, components, and intervention strategies of the core research project of the UCLA/RAND Center for Adolescent Health Promotion.

Using Concept Mapping to Develop a Logic Model
An article, “Using Concept Mapping to Develop a Logic Model for the Prevention Research Centers Program,” in the January 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic Disease describes the PRCs’ process of involving stakeholders in developing a logic model for a national program.

2006 Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Program Announcement
CDC announces SIPs Competitive Supplement #RFA-DP-06-003. Letters of intent are due April 19, 2006. Applications are due May 19, 2006.

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2005

National Community Committee’s Second Quarterly Newsletter Now Available
Find out what the National Community Committee (NCC) is and what it does by reading the NCC’s newsletter.

Contributions to Updating the Public Health Workforce
An article, “Prevention Research Centers: Contributions to Updating the Public Health Workforce Through Training” in Preventing Chronic Disease highlights several training programs PRCs offer.

PRCs’ Training Catalog Now Online
A Web-based catalog lists training programs offered or sponsored by the centers and some of their affiliates.

2005 Special Interest Projects (SIPs) Program Announcement
CDC announces SIPs Competitive Supplement #RFA-DP-04-003A. Letters of Intent are due Monday 26, 2005. Applications are due June 15, 2005.

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2004

CDC Acknowledges Twenty Years of the PRCs’ Achievements
On Sunday, November 7, 2004, 2:30 pm at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, anevent will be held to acknowledge 20 Years of Progress: The Prevention Research Centers Program.

2004 Special Interest Projects Announcement #04003
CDC announces SIPs Competitive Supplement #04003. Letters of intent are due May 7, 2004.  Applications are due May 25, 2004.

Prevention Research Centers Program Selects Minority Fellows (2004)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects three new minority fellows.


18th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
cosponsored by CDC, Chronic Disease Directors, and Prevention Research Centers

Conference Logo: Investing in Health: The Dollars and Sense of Prevention

Investing in Health: The Dollars and Sense of Prevention
February 18–20, 2004
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC


 

Prevention Research Centers Request for Applications (RFA)
CDC announces the second round of competition for the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers Cooperative Agreement RFA.

Preapplication Workshop
Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program holds a preapplication workshop about the PRC request for applications (RFA)
January 23, 2004
Atlanta, Georgia

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2003

Prevention Research Centers Program Selects Minority Fellow (2003)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program Selects Minority Fellows. CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects four new minority fellows.

CDC Adds New Research Centers

New Research Center in Albany to Address Disease Prevention
New Research Center in Iowa to Address Disease Prevention

17th National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Cosponsored by CDC, Chronic Disease Directors, and Prevention Research Centers

Conference Logo: Gateway to Lifelong Health: The Community Connection

Gateway to Lifelong Health:
The Community Connection
February 19–21, 2003
Millennium Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri


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2002

Prevention Research Centers Program Selects Minority Fellows (2002)
CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program selects four new minority fellows.

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2001

New Prevention Research Centers Focus on Public Housing and Aging Population
Press release. CDC’s New Prevention Research Centers Focus on Public Housing and Aging Population.

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