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01-08-2011 | Guest Editorial

CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program: Translating Research into Action with Communities

Authors: Alice Ammerman, Jeffrey R. Harris, Ross C. Brownson, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar

Published in: Journal of Prevention | Issue 3-4/2011

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Chronic diseases account for more than 75% of the nation’s health care costs, and much of that cost is preventable (Remington, Brownson, & Wegner, 2010). Primary prevention of chronic disease requires transdisciplinary skills and collaborations to generate a strong evidence base to guide implementation and dissemination of programs, policies, and systems-level change. A focus on the most efficient and cost-effective approaches is critical for sustainable change. Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) take this approach. The 37 PRCs, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are a network of academic, community, and public health partners (health care institutions, businesses, public health agencies, and community organizations) committed to conducting research that benefits the research participants and the communities in which they live. …

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Title: CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program: Translating Research into Action with Communities
Authors: Alice Ammerman
Jeffrey R. Harris
Ross C. Brownson
Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Prevention / Issue 3-4/2011
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Electronic ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-011-0252-x

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