Our mission is to bridge research, practice and policy to improve community health and achieve equity.

The Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis explores behaviors that place people at risk for chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and diabetes. Center researchers conduct and share research on physical activity, policy, the built environment, and the translation of evidence into public health practice, while placing particular emphasis on vulnerable populations.

Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Moreland-Russell

From left to right, Kenny, Ashlyn, Logan, Daniel, Sarah and Bella on a recent ski/snowboard trip to Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Celebrating her 15th year at the Brown School, Sarah Moreland-Russell is at her upbeat and energetic best as she enjoys the most recent leg of a career expedition that has taken her to Kansas City, California, and St. Louis with a single professional goal: Making policy changes to improve public health.

An associate professor of practice based at the PRC, Moreland-Russell began her career in Kansas City in a six-year program she envisioned leading to a degree in medicine. But when she took a break to add a degree in public health, she found her true calling. “I knew public health policy was the important place to be,” she said.

Local Collaboration Key to Effective Evidence-Based Training, Study Finds

Local Collaboration Key to Effective Evidence-Based Training, Study Finds
Collaborating with public health departments and other agencies to deliver training in evidence-based public health can offset the effects of high staff turnover, strengthen academic-practice relationships, and promote population-wide health and health equity, found a new study led by Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan, assistant professor at the Brown School. Training in evidence-based public health (EBPH) has been […]

Celebrating Tim Poor’s Retirement

Celebrating Tim Poor’s Retirement
Tim Poor is retiring after working at WashU for the last 15 years. Tim has been a fantastic part of the communications team at the PRC and has written stories on our center faculty and staff, as well as many of our projects. We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Tim for all […]

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