Center Director: Susan Tortolero, PhD
The mission of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) is to conduct research to develop, evaluate, and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in diverse settings and populations.
The CHPPR is a CDC prevention research center aiming to network with health agencies and communities for health promotion and disease prevention research.
Research areas of the Center:
- Cancer prevention and control
- Cardiovascular health, nutrition, physical activity
- Asthma management
- Adolescent health
- Tobacco prevention initiative and cessation programs
- Continuing education network
- School health programs
- Alcohol abuse programs
- HIV prevention
- Violence prevention
- Women’s health
