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A network of academic
researchers, public health
agencies, and community members that conducts applied research in disease prevention and control. |
“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
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:
- Use a population health approach that addresses multiple determinants
of health.
- Strengthen the public health infrastructure by sharing information,
offering training and technical assistance, and testing interventions for
implementation.
- Build partnerships that draw on the perspectives and resources of
diverse communities and actively engage them.
- Promote the quality and availability of public health services through
proven interventions.
- Demand evidence and supply it as the foundation of decision making.
- Facilitate communication among public health professionals and
community members through conferences, training, publications, and other
means.
Featured
PRC Project
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.
A
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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organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. This link does
not constitute an endorsement of this organization by CDC or the Federal
Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the
content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
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