The Value of Prevention Research Centers: Breaking New Ground in Prevention Research

Established in 1986 with the funding of three centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program has pushed university-based research in directions that it might not otherwise have taken. The PRCs have had a major impact on research across...

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Published in:American journal of preventive medicine 2017-03, Vol.52 (3), p.S214-S215
Main Authors: Blumenthal, Daniel S., MD, MPH, Raskob, Gary, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community based action research
Disease prevention
Health disparities
Internal Medicine
Participatory research
Prevention programs
Prominence
Research centers
University research
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Summary:Established in 1986 with the funding of three centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program has pushed university-based research in directions that it might not otherwise have taken. The PRCs have had a major impact on research across the US in several ways. First, the PRC Program put a new emphasis on prevention research in community settings. Second, the PRC Program has given prominence to addressing health disparities in ways that have not been the case elsewhere. Third, the PRCs have uniquely advanced the cause of conducting research with communities, rather than "on" or "in" communities -- that is, community-based participatory research. Fourth, PRCs have modeled collaboration among institutions to achieve "wholes that are more than the sums of their parts." Fifth, PRCs serve as a bridge among academic institutions and state and local health departments as well as with other community institutions.
ISSN:0749-3797
1873-2607
DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.12.003