Researchers with the UW Health Promotion Research Center (UW HPRC) played a key part in producing a supplemental issue of the “Preventive Medicine” journal, using collaboration to elevate their scientific findings and identify disparities in public health as part of the CDC’s Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN).
Our Blog: News & Updates
PEARLS Featured in School of Public Health Magazine
The Health Promotion Research Center’s program known as PEARLS has been featured in a UW School of Public Health’s new magazine.
CDC Continues Funding for HPRC to Participate in Two Thematic Networks — CPCRN & MEW
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is funding the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) with $3.14 million over five years to continue participate in with two national research networks — the Cancer Prevention and Control Network (CPCRN) and the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network.
New NIH/NCI Cancer Moonshot Project Funded
HPRC Director Peggy Hannon will be a co-principal investigator on the new Moonshot Cancer Project funded by the National Cancer Institute.
CDC Continues Funding HPRC as a Prevention Research Center
The University of Washington’s Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) has once again been awarded funding as part of a select group of national prevention research centers.
HPRC’s Husky 100 Winners of 2019
Two HPRC students have been honored as Husky 100 awardees — Meagan Brown and Marissa Jackson.
Looking Back at 2018, Looking Forward to 2019
Greetings and welcome to 2019 from the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) Director, Peggy Hannon. Read highlights on 2018, and see what to look forward to in 2019.
Hypertension Control Study Findings: How Partnerships Can Help
We learned how community-based organizations and community health workers partner with clinics to improve blood pressure control, and what makes these partnerships successful.
Award-Winning AAPI Dementia Action Guide Available for Download
The Action Guide, “Connecting with AAPIs About Dementia,” is for community-based organizations working to educate and empower Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities about dementia.
PEARLS Connect Update
There is strong evidence that PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives) is an effective model to treat late-life depression in low-income older adults with multiple chronic conditions.