title: Academic centers for prevention research. Making prevention a practical reality.
abstract: The Prevention Centers Grant Program attempts to bridge the gap between the development and the implementation of research findings in public health practice. The program funds practical research on health issues of national and international importance. Grants can be awarded to schools of medicine, schools of osteopathy, or schools of public health. Ongoing programs at the University of North Carolina, the University of Washington, the University of Texas, and the University of Hawaii, as well as programs funded in 1990 at the University of Arizona, the University of Illinois, and Columbia University, are discussed.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Livengood
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States