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Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center

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Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
AbbreviationPRC
Formation1998
TypeAcademic research center
PurposePreventing chronic diseases
HeadquartersGriffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut
Principal investigator
Rafael Perez-Escamilla
Directors
Kathleen O'Connor Duffany and Beth Comerford
Main organ
Griffin Hospital, Yale School of Public Health
Websitewww.yalegriffinprc.org

The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is one of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s 26 Prevention Research Centers. It was established in 1998 with a grant from the CDC. It is part of the Yale School of Public Health, and is based at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut.[1] It also operates out of the Community Alliance for Research Engagement at Yale University. Its focuses are the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease.

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  1. ^ "Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center". www.yalegriffinprc.org. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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