About the PRC Program
The Prevention Research Centers work as an interdependent network of community, academic, and public health partners to conduct prevention research and promote the wide use of practices proven to promote good health.
PRC Program Strategic Plan: vision, mission, and goals for the PRC Program.
Fast Facts About PRCs
- Conduct research projects on health- or population-specific issues
- Build research teams of multidisciplinary faculty
- Seek outcomes applicable to public health programs and policies
- Create research networks for priority health issues, such as healthy aging and cancer prevention & control
- Build long-term relationships for engaging communities as partners in research
- Conduct research in directions guided by advisory boards of community leaders
- Develop public health researchers' skills for working with communities
- Conduct additional research funded by other federal agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations
More Information
- PRC History A timeline summarizes the program’s history.
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Committees of the PRC Program
Information on the committees that help lead the PRC Program.
Learn about the National Community Committee
PRC Program Policy Statements
Core research projects policy statementIntervention review policy statement- CDC/PRC Minority Fellowship Program Learn more about the fellowship for doctoral students.
- PRC Partnership Trust Tool (PTT) Helps examine trust among partner organizations.
- Page last reviewed: November 14, 2007
- Page last updated: November 3, 2008
- Content source: Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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MS K-45
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