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Mission & Aims

Mission

The mission of the St. David’s Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research in Underserved Populations is to improve the health of underserved people through applied research.

Aims

  • Maintain and enhance the St. David’s CHPR within the School of Nursing.
  • Improve the health of underserved people through theory driven, efficient and culturally competent health promotion/disease prevention research-based interventions.
  • Develop and refine interventions and analytic methods along the continuum of health promotion/disease prevention to meet the needs of underserved populations.
  • Expand interdisciplinary investigative teams studying health promotion and/or disease prevention.
  • Disseminate and translate methods and findings on health promotion and disease prevention in underserved populations to scientists, clinicians, policymakers and consumers.
  • Explore the application of emerging technologies to promote health and decrease health disparities in underserved populations.

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St. David’s CHPR Contact

Address: 1710 Red River St.,
Austin, Texas 78712
Phone: (512) 512-471-9910
Email: chpr@mail.nur.utexas.edu

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