Emory Prevention Research Center which is working towards increasing the access of healthy foods in school based food pantries has received a grant of $5 million from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
EPRC has partnered with community centers in Southwest Georgia that includes Horizons from last 20 years and now with continued funding the center will start a new partnership with Helping Hands Ending Hunger INC.
Emory Prevention Research Center is currently headed by Michelle C. Kegler and the mission of the center is to prevent people from getting cancer in rural Georgia and other chronic disease. So the continued funding from CDC will help the center to take care of its Epilepsy Well thematic network coordinating center and Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network that are led by Cam Escoffery.
Some of the main focus and goal of EPRCs are:
- Chronic disease prevention by promoting best practices through prevention research.
- Study Cancer prevention and related research.
- To improve health promotion practice by educating community members though proper training.
Emory Prevention Research Center is getting funding from last 20 years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for its work and the renewed funding shows its commitment and result oriented work for the community welfare.
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