Mission & Vision

About the UWPRC

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PRC Program Kick-Off

UWPRC Deputy Director Kate Gillespie with the UWPRC poster at the CDC PRC Program Kick-Off Meeting.

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Community Partnerships

Sheri Johnson (middle) with CAB members Walter Orzechowski (left) and Dalvery Blackwell (right).

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UWPRC Kick-Off Event

UWPRC Director Deb Ehrenthal presents about the components of the UWPRC at the center’s kick-off event.

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Core Research Project

Core Research Project MPI Roseanne Clark presenting about the Core Research Project at the UWPRC Kick-Off Event.

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Implementation Science

Associate Director of Translation & Core Research Project MPI Jane Mahoney talks about implementation science at the kick-off.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Prevention Research Center (UWPRC) is a University Center and one of 26 Prevention Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Our Mission

The mission of the UWPRC is to improve the health of low-income women, infants and families through the conduct of high-quality applied health promotion and disease prevention research with a focus on achieving health equity. To accomplish this, the UWPRC is engaging multidisciplinary campus researchers, public health practitioners, community-based and governmental organizations and families to develop a research and translational agenda emphasizing the testing of policy and systems strategies at the foundation of the CDC Health Impact Pyramid where there is broad population impact.

Our Vision

The vision of the UWPRC is a center that engages UW-Madison researchers, community members and translational partners in expanding prevention research and its translation to improve the health of low-income women, infants, and children. The center supports community engagement, research, and training to expand applied prevention research in three thematic research areas:

Community-based programs engaging mothers, fathers, and families to support child health and development
Quality improvement strategies to reduce maternal morbidity and infant mortality
Economic interventions to improve maternal and child health among low income women and families

Our Goals

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. To accomplish this goal the UWPRC is:

Pursuing a prevention research and translation agenda focused on improving maternal, infant, and child health among low-income women and families
Engaging community members, organizations, policy-makers, and other translation partners in consultation and collaboration, to increase the development, adoption, and implementation of evidence-based strategies to improve health and reduce health disparities
Expanding the conduct, translation, and impact of community-engaged, applied prevention research
Expanding prevention research training of practitioners, community members, and students from public health, medicine, nursing, and other disciplines
Evaluating the impact and translational potential of the postpartum depression intervention adapted for implementation within home visiting programs through the Core Research Project

The UW PRC is one of 26 CDC Prevention Research Centers across the US.

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.