Morehouse School of Medicine
Prevention Research Center

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1998

 

Core Research Focus

Building the capacity of low-income, African-American communities to promote health, prevent disease, and reduce health disparities.

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
HIV/AIDS Risk Reduction among Heterosexually Active African-American Men and Women: A Risk Reduction Prevention Model (HIV-RAAP)
Evaluating an HIV/AIDS co-educational risk-reduction curriculum for urban, African-American men and women aged 18–44 years.
Principal Investigator:
Elleen M. Yancey, eyancey@msm.edu

Past (1998–2004)
Reducing Risk of HIV Among African-American Women

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Cancer
SIP# 16-2004	Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 06-1999	Studying the Effect of Stress on High Blood Pressure Among African Americans

Healthy Youth
SIP# 22-1999	Reducing Risk Behaviors Among Minority Youths

 

Contact Information

Center
Morehouse School of Medicine
Prevention Research Center
777 Cleveland Avenue, Suite 410
Atlanta, GA 30315

Principal Investigator
Daniel Blumenthal, MD, MPH
Phone: (404) 752-1624
Fax: (404) 752-1160
E-mail: danielb@msm.edu

Director
Elleen M. Yancey, PhD
Phone: (404) 752-1511
Fax: (404) 765-9771
E-mail: eyancey@msm.edu

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