Karen Glanz and Kevin Volpp to Direct New Prevention Research Center

Source: Penn Medicine News, June 6, 2014

A five-year, $4,350,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has established a Prevention Research Center (PRC) to be directed by Karen Glanz and Kevin Volpp. The PRC will strengthen public and private sector community partnerships; improve understanding of how behavioral economics and public health strategies can reduce health risks and improve health in social-environmental contexts; and extend collaborative training, education, and communication in high-risk and underserved populations in Southeastern Pennsylvania.