CDC Prevention Research Centers Kickoff Meeting | University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center

Events

| November 3, 2014

Photo Credit: Sarah Green

UPenn PRC Director Karen Glanz attended the CDC Kickoff Meeting for the new cohort of Prevention Research Centers in Atlanta, Georgia.

Welcome from the Directors

The UPenn PRC is a catalyst for research in chronic disease prevention and a leader in advancing the science and practice of prevention research. Along with our ongoing studies in cancer prevention, cognitive health, and new strategies for weight loss, we’re researching adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancers, the economic impact of clinical trials, and a Penn-community partnership, the Philadelphia Health Leadership Institute. We invite you to learn more about these projects and our dedicated investigators and staff on this website. - Karen Glanz & Kevin Volpp

Q & A Spotlight

Marilyn Schapira, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator; Economic Impact of Clinical Trials for Childhood Cancers
How might the results of your PRC research impact families’ decision-making around treatment for their children?
Our main goal is to help families make this decision at a time when they have to decide how to enter a clinical trial. If we can give them information about not only what happens in the immediate treatment and in the few years after treatment, but how patients are functioning 5-10 years later, it may help families with that initial decision. That’s a big motivating factor for this study.