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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

BUSPH-based Prevention Research Center Receives Five-Year Grant to Continue Work

Monday, 09 November 2009 13:54 BUSPH Insider

The Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center (PHH-PRC) -- a partnership between the BU School of Public Health, the Boston Housing Authority, the Boston Public Health Commission, and the Community Committee for Health Promotion -- has been awarded a five-year grant that will allow it to continue innovative programs to improve the health of residents of Boston's public housing.

The five-year, $3.5 million award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will allow the center "to continue building on our collaboration and improving the health of public housing residents," said Dr. Robert Horsburgh, director of the center and chair and professor of the Department of Epidemiology at BUSPH. "The success of this application reflects the strong partnership and dedicated participation of all four of our partner organizations."  To read more ≥≥ 
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The Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center (PHH-PRC) at Boston University School of Public Health is a member of the Prevention Research Centers Program, supported by Cooperative Agreement Number RFA-DP-09-001from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are those of the PHH-PRC and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.