About Us

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Our Mission

Mission

The mission of the EPRC is to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases and to reduce health disparities in rural Georgia and beyond.  With help from our community partners, we conduct and disseminate research that guides best practices in chronic disease prevention.  The main behavioral focus of the EPRC is on primary prevention of disease related to tobacco use, physical activity, healthy eating, and obesity, as well as secondary prevention of cancer through screening. We concentrate much of our work in rural Georgia, but also have projects and activities that span the state, the region, the nation, and the world.  Our vision is one of communities and researchers working together in a meaningful way to significantly reduce the burden of chronic disease.

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Goals and Activities

  • Promote prevention research that informs best practices in chronic disease prevention
  • Conduct research on cancer prevention and related behaviors
  • Provide training and education to community-based organizations and community members to improve health promotion practice
  • Share our results and communicate new findings to influence practice and reduce health disparities
  • Monitor and evaluate our efforts to ensure continued relevance and self-reflection
  • Provide an infrastructure for chronic disease prevention research at Emory
  • Promote community engaged research at Emory and in Georgia as a whole

    The EPRC was founded in 2004 with Dr. Karen Glanz as the Founding Director                       and Dr. Michelle Kegler as the Deputy Director.

Leadership

Staff

Our Affiliated Faculty

Affiliated Faculty

Students

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The Emory Prevention Research Center is part of a national network of 20 academic research centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All PRCs in the network study how people and their communities can avoid or reduce the risk of chronic disease.