Working to improve the health and well-being in West Virginia through community-engaged research and evaluation.
The West Virginia Prevention Research Center's efforts in applied research, evaluation and program support are centered around three critical areas: state partnerships, substance use and youth and community resilience.
Southwestern Public Health is drawing inspiration from Iceland in its efforts to prevent youth substance use. Álfgeir Kristjánsson is an Associate Professor at West Virginia University School of Public Health who has experience with the Icelandic Prevention Model, and he told London Morning it's a good start.
The West Virginia Prevention Research Center is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement number DP006391 and is committed to conducting applied prevention research, as well as supporting a wide variety of public health efforts across the state.
For more on CDC's PRC Program click here.
