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CDC Grant Examines Health Disparities in Rural Communities
November 23, 2009
Source: Community Partnership Update/December 2009
The Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC) was recently awarded a $6.2 million, five-year grant renewal by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The new grant award will enable EPRC, housed at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH), to continue its mission to prevent cancer and reduce health disparities among residents of rural southwest Georgia.
The new funding includes support for the EPRC's research, but the Center also conducts training for community-based organizations to build local capacity for health promotion programs and provides technical assistance on evaluation for local organizations. Urban areas tend to have greater resources for health promotion than rural areas, so the EPRC is working closely with its partners in a 33-county region of southwest Georgia to provide more research and other resources.
The CDC grant award also provides special interest project grants for RSPH faculty to advance research in cancer and other diseases. This year's award of $2.2 million includes four special interest projects and two additional new projects, including the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, which promotes the use of evidence-based programs for cancer control locally and nationally.
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