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Mission Statement

The University of Pittsburgh Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center aims to advance implementation science and build capacity for patient-centered, evidence-based healthcare to improve public health outcomes. Through original implementation research and consultation that offers implementation expertise, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we bridge the gap between science and clinical care, fostering a thriving society where everyone has sustainable access to high-quality care. 

Reason for Action 

1. Healthcare systems fail to objectively implement evidence-based interventions
2. High need for dissemination & implementation (D&I) science 
3. Precision implementation is underutilized when guiding the selection of implementation strategies for evidence-based interventions 

Overall Objectives 

Aim 1: Prevention Research Center

Create an infrastructure to develop precision D&I methods to improve public health across populations 

Aim 2: Core Research Project

Test whether precision implementation can increase uptake & sustainment of diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) among patients affected by diabetes

Aim 3: Prevention Research Center Network

Support, co-develop, and deploy precision implementation methods across Centers, partners & projects 

This website is supported by the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement U48DP006792-01-00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $4,993,339 (2024-2029). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.