West Virginia University
Prevention Research Center

Center’s Web site*

First funded: 1993

 

Core Research Focus

Improving health and quality of life among rural adolescents.

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
Quit & Fit: Improving Health Among Rural Teens
Evaluating the effects of adding a physical activity component to a quit smoking program for teenagers.
Principal Investigator:
Kimberly Horn, khorn@hsc.wvu.edu

Past (1990–2004)
Not-On-Tobacco Program Helps Curb Smoking Among Appalachian Youths

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Aging & Elderly Health
SIP# 13-2004	Healthy Aging Research Network
SIP# 08-2006	Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health

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

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 02-2000	Diagnosis and Treatment Program for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
SIP# 16-2001	Reducing the Risks of Heart Disease for People with Low–Income
SIP# 09-2005	Cardiovascular Health Intervention Research and Translation Network

Tobacco Prevention & Control
SIP# 16-1999	Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities
SIP# 17-1999	Researchers Offer States and Communities Technical Assistance in Tobacco Control

 

Other Projects

Using the Internet to Disseminate a Tobacco-Cessation Program

 

Contact Information

Center
West Virginia University Prevention Research Center
3820 Health Sciences South
P.O. Box 9190
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-9190

Principal Investigator
Geri A. Dino, PhD
Phone: (304) 293-1898
Fax: (304) 293-8624
E-mail: gdino@hsc.wvu.edu

Deputy Director
Robert Anderson, MA, CHES
Phone: (304) 293-1828
Fax: (304) 293-8624
E-mail: randerson@hsc.wvu.edu

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