Our mission is to bridge research, practice and policy to improve community health and achieve equity.
The Prevention Research Center in St. Louis (PRC-StL) 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.
Student Spotlight: Maddison Geller
Maddison is a Master of Public Health candidate at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. She is from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Her passion lies in equity in aging. After graduating with her MPH in May she hopes to pursue a doctoral program. Since coming to the Brown School, some mentioned her realization of how much she wants to spend her life as a researcher. Madison stated “I never found a job I liked more than learning.”
Celebrating PRC Graduating Students
Renee Parks and Peg Allen’s work on the AIM-LH study was featured on JPHMP Direct (Links to an external site)
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