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“Meaningful protection and assurance of the population’s health require communal effort.”—Institute of Medicine, The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century

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Twenty Years of Progress in Prevention Research
CDC Acknowledges Twenty Years of the PRCs' Achievements

To ensure the population's health, the Prevention Research Centers reaffirm six areas of action, proposed by the Institute of Medicine, that reflect their mission:

  1. Use a population health approach that addresses multiple determinants of health.
  2. Strengthen the public health infrastructure by sharing information, offering training and technical assistance, and testing interventions for implementation.
  3. Build partnerships that draw on the perspectives and resources of diverse communities and actively engage them.
  4. Promote the quality and availability of public health services through proven interventions.
  5. Demand evidence and supply it as the foundation of decision making.
  6. Facilitate communication among public health professionals and community members through conferences, training, publications, and other means.

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University of Michigan Prevention Research Center’s Fathers and Sons Project

Prevention Profile: Improving Health Among Fathers and Sons
Willie Smith, Jr., and his 10-year-old son Willie III were among the participants in the University of Michigan Prevention Research Center’s Fathers and Sons Project. Begun in October 2002, the project was designed to test whether frequent, positive contact between boys and their nonresident fathers can increase healthy behaviors in both groups and prevent substance abuse, violent behavior, and early sexual initiation among boys. To date, 103 families in 16 intervention groups have completed the program.  Preliminary results show success in encouraging time together between these fathers and their sons, and the number of fathers who have talked with their sons about healthy behaviors has increased. Please see below for information about this project.

Cover of A Report from the Prevention Research Center of MichiganA Report from the Prevention Research Center of Michigan*† (PDF–900K)
The University of Michigan Prevention Research Center’s Fathers and Sons Project is highlighted in this report.

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