University of South Carolina
Prevention Research Center
Comprehensive Center
First funded: 1993Core Research Focus
Promoting physical activity among African Americans in Sumter County, South Carolina
Core Research Projects
Current (2010-2014)
Creating Walking Programs in Rural Communities
Past (1998-2009)
Changing Policies and Environmental Conditions to Promote Physical Activity
Policy and Environmental Supports for Physical Activity
Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area
| Aging & Elderly Health | |
| SIP# 13-2004 | Healthy Aging Research Network |
| SIP# 08-2006 | Prevention Research to Promote and Protect Brain Health |
| SIP# 03-2008 | Using Medical Data to Plan and Evaluate Interventions for Older Adults with Depression |
| Cardiovascular Health | |
| SIP# 05-1999 | Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women |
| Cancer | |
| SIP# 11-2001 | Why Some Women Who Receive Abnormal Pap Test Results Do Not Return to Their Doctors |
| Community Health | |
| SIP# 25-1999 | Evaluation Guide Helps Communities Assess Programs on Health Disparities |
| Complementary Medicine | |
| SIP# 06-2000 | Treating Lethal and Debilitating Illnesses with Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| Obesity & Overweight | |
| SIP# 07-2000 | Preventing Obesity in the United States |
| Oral Health | |
| SIP# 02-2001 | Prevention Research Centers’ Oral Health Network Supports Oral Health Research |
| Mental Health | |
SIP# 03-2008 |
Using Medical Data to Plan and Evaluate Interventions for Older Adults with Depression |
| Nutrition & Physical Activity for Adults | |
| SIP# 04-1999 | Identifying Social and Environmental Factors that Affect Physical Activity in Adults |
| SIP# 05-1999 | Identifying Factors That Promote Physical Activity Among Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Women |
| SIP# 13-2000 | Development of a Brief Physical Activity Questionnaire |
| SIP# 19-2001 | Effects of Environment on Physical Activity and Nutrition |
| SIP# 20-2001 | Surveying Adults’ Physical Activity and Weight Control Behaviors |
| SIP# 05-2004 | Physical Activity Policy Research Network |
| Tobacco Prevention & Control | |
| SIP# 16-1999 | Network to Enhance Tobacco Control Activities |
Contact Information
Center
University of South Carolina
Prevention Research Center
921 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Steven P. Hooker, PhD
Phone: (803) 777-0266
Fax: (803) 777-9007
E-mail: shooker@gwm.sc.edu
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