Committees of the PRC Program

The Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program functions as a consortium of partners. Representatives from the research centers, their communities, and CDC’s program office serve on committees that  recommend standards, policies, collaborative research, and other network activities to CDC’s program office. Seven committees now guide the program.

Steering Committee

Serves as an executive committee to the CDC program office. Comprises the chairpersons of the six standing committees as well as an overall leader elected from one of the PRCs.

Program Committee

Plans and organizes an annual PRC Program Meeting with the assistance of the program office.

Research Committee

Convenes meetings of senior research staff to discuss evolving principles and methods of prevention research and to assess the program’s research agenda in light of new developments.

Policy Committee

Serves as liaison to many of the program’s national partners, such as the Association of Schools of Public Health, and helps coordinate efforts to keep policymakers informed about prevention research.

Communications and Dissemination Committee

Assists the program office in defining communication and dissemination standards and strategies. Creates working groups for the design and development of communication products.

CDC/PRC National Community Committee

Comprises representatives from each PRC’s Community Committee. Makes recommendations about how the community committees can share information and better serve the individual research centers as well as the national program.

Evaluation Committee

Brings together PRC staff and partners interested in evaluation to discuss topics such as identifying technical assistance needs and ideas for addressing them; advising the PRC program office on evaluation and monitoring issues; and suggesting mechanisms for sharing across PRCs.