The Prevention Research Center is working to build a healthy environment in a renewed New Orleans. As one of 33 Prevention Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, our focus is on the impact of the physical and social environment on obesity. Our research projects seek to understand how our environment influences behavior and impacts health. We also collaborate with a number of local agencies and community groups to promote healthy environments. Our work takes shape in a number of different ways. PACE, our core research project, is studying the impact of a number of interventions designed to increase physical activity in an Upper Ninth Ward neighborhood. The Food Policy Advisory Committee, with which we are closely involved, is recommending ways to improve access to fresh, healthy food throughout the city. The Food Ubiquity Study is looking at the prevalence of snack foods for sale at non-food retailers. Our work with KaBOOM! compares children’s activity levels before and after play equipment is installed at school playgrounds. As our center grows, we hope to learn more about how to reverse current staggering obesity trends and improve health. We look forward to working with our partners and with policy-makers to improve the physical environment in ways that will make being healthy easier. To learn more about our projects, our partners, or other resources, please visit the links on the left. Thank you for visiting our site. |
