University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
University of Texas Prevention Research Center

Comprehensive Center

First funded: 1986

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Core Research Focus

Promoting healthy adolescent development in Houston, Texas

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2010–2014)
Dissemination of Middle School Sexual Health Curriculum

Past (1986–2009)
Healthy Passages: A Community-Based Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Texas Schools Are Adopting CATCH—A School Nutrition and Physical Activity Program

Special Interest Projects (SIPs)

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Contact Information

Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
University of Texas Prevention Research Center
7000 Fannin, Suite 2080
Houston, TX 77030

Director
Susan Tortolero, PhD
Phone: (713) 500–9634
Fax: (713) 500–0369
E-mail: susan.tortolero@uth.tmc.edu

Deputy Director
Christine Markham, PhD
Phone: (713) 500–9646
Fax: (713) 500–9602
E-mail: Christine.Markham@uth.tmc.edu