BRIDGES A SEMI-ANNUAL NEWSLETTER FROM THE P3RC WELCOME Welcome to the first semi-annual newsletter of the UIC School of Public Health Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center (P3RC). At the P3RC, we envision improvements in population health and equity through a paradigm shift that builds capacity and bridges practice, translation and research for sustainable and effective policies and programs, and supportive systems and environments for all. To this end, our leadership and
Read the UIC SPH Healthviews feature on the P3RC titled, Evidence, Translation and Impact Take Center Stage. The article will run in the November edition of Healthviews magazine.
staff have been engaged in many exciting projects since our launch in October, 2019.
PROJECTS Healthy CPS Network Initiative Our Core Research Project is a collaboration between the P3RC and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and is led by Jamie Chriqui and Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner at UIC and Jamie Tully, Tarrah DeClemente, and Syretta Shealey at CPS. The Healthy CPS Network Initiative assesses the feasibility and impact of using a Healthy CPS Network Specialist to implement aspects of the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model in a regional network of schools and students. F0r more information, view the project one pager.
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