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Who We Are
The University of Texas Prevention Research Center (UTPRC) is one of the eventual 35 prevention research centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC's Prevention Research Centers Program helps create networks of academic centers, health agencies and communities for health promotion and disease prevention research. The University of Texas Prevention Research Center (UTPRC) unites accomplished researchers and dedicated community leaders in a common goal: improving the health of children and adolescents in Texas.
What We Do
UTPRC researchers will focus the next five years on adolescent sexual health. The core research will center around mobilizing community partnerships for effective sexual health education in middle school. Other research areas include a longitudinal study of adolescent health; HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention among adolescents; positive youth development; school-based physical activity and academic performance; cancer prevention and control research network; amd professional education impacts on cancer screening.
Find out what the UTPRC and its community partners know about adolescent sexual health!
