Prevention Research Center in St. Louis

Faculty Spotlight

Professor Rodrigo Reis lives just a few blocks from the Brown School and often walks, bikes or scoots to his job as as a professor and researcher. Physical activity is an integral part of his work as well, as he looks for ways to make cities better places to practice active lifestyles.

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How to get this country moving

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Building a Healthier Workplace: A Toolkit for Architects, Planners, Researchers and Decision Makers.

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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.

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Research Spotlight

"Pay to Play” School Sports Policies Could Reduce Physical Activity by Students

“The fees are really putting children at a disadvantage and taking away an essential opportunity to be physically active.”

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Student Spotlight

Mackenzie Robinson

“I am very passionate about improving poor maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes, especially maternal and neonatal deaths in low-income countries. This passion motivates me to continue working to find the best solutions to alleviate these outcomes and tailor them to different communities and contexts both in the US and abroad.”

Recent Publications

Exploring political influences on evidence-based non-communicable disease prevention across four countries

By emilyweno on June 28, 2018

Furtado KS, Budd EL, Ying X, deRuyter AJ, Armstrong RL, Pettman TL, Reis RS, Sung-Chan P, Wang Z,...

A qualitative exploration of contextual factors that influence dissemination and implementation of evidence-based chronic disease prevention across four countries

By emilyweno on June 28, 2018

Budd EL, deRuyter AJ, Wang Z, Sung-Chan P, Ying X, Furtado KS, Pettman T, Armstrong R, Reis RS, S...

Bridging the Chasm: Challenges, Opportunities, and Resources for Integrating a Dissemination and Implementation Science Curriculum into Medical Education

By emilyweno on June 28, 2018

Ginossar T, Heckman CJ, Cragun D, Quintiliani LM, Proctor EK, Chambers DA, Skolarus T, Brownson R...

Opportunities for Epidemiologists in Implementation Science: A Primer

By emilyweno on June 28, 2018

Neta G, Brownson RC, Chambers DA. Opportunities for Epidemiologists in Implementation Science: A ...

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