Implementation Science and the Prevention Research Centers
Date Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE AND THE PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTERS
The Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) are leading the way in Health Promotion and Prevention Implementation Science. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funds a network of 26 PRCs across the country, made up of researchers, providers, policy makers and community stakeholders. They are dedicated to advancing and applying health promotion and prevention science to address the leading causes of death, disability and illness in the nation. The PRCs accomplish this by partnering with communities, public health departments, health care delivery systems, and providers. Together they identify, implement, and disseminate evidence-based health promotion and prevention practices in settings where people receive their care as well as where people live, work, and play. Implementation science projects are conducted by the PRCs as well as the thematic networks of the PRCs. These include the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network, the Physical Activity Policy Research Network Plus, the Healthy Brain Research Network, the Global and Territorial Health Research Network and the Managing Epilepsy Well Network. The work of the PRCs transforms health care and public health delivery systems, broadly reaches individuals and communities, and makes meaningful improvements to health.
