The overarching goal of the UWPRC is to improve the health of low-income women, infants, and families by conducting health promotion and disease prevention research focused on maternal, infant, and child health.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center is a member of the Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Program. It is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement number 1U48DP006383.
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Latest news from the center
2021 Small Grants recipients announced
We are excited to announce that the 2021 Small Grants have been awarded to Dr. Tuyen Huynh from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Dr. Janean Dilworth-Bart from the School of Human Ecology. Dr. …
Translational and Outcomes Research in Health and Health Care – Spring 2022 course
POP HLTH 709 will introduce you to translational research methods, issues, and competencies, including effectiveness, dissemination, implementation and policy research. Professor Andrew Quanbeck will take you through the steps of designing a sound and competitive …
SWCAP closes on funding for housing for low-income farm workers & families
UWPRC partner, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP), recently closed on funding for The Meadows, a 32-unit, $8 million dollar rental housing building for low income farm workers and their families in Darlington, Wisconsin. Construction should …
APA: Helping your patients overcome vaccine hesitancy
There are more effective strategies than shaming or scaring them into getting the shot. In her work as a clinical psychologist in Washington, D.C., Victoria Sylos-Labini, PsyD, encounters a lot of people—both patients and coworkers—who …
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Community partners
SWCAP closes on funding for housing for low-income farm workers & families
UWPRC partner, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program (SWCAP), recently closed on funding for The Meadows, a 32-unit, $8 million dollar rental housing building for low income farm workers and their families in Darlington, Wisconsin. Construction should …
AABN wins the HHS Innovation Challenge Award
UWPRC community partner, the African American Breastfeeding Network (AABN) is 1 of 79 programs in the US to receive the Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding Innovation Challenge Award by the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
Call for Proposals: Just Recovery for Racial Equity Funding
DEADLINE: October 15, 2021 The MATCH group at the UW Population Health Institute is pleased to announce a call for proposals for Just Recovery for Racial Equity Innovation funding. This funding will provide support for …
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