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A LETTER FROM OUR DIRECTOR

USC PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER UPDATES:

  • Update from the USC PRC Core Research Project
  • Updates from the USC PRC Special Interest Projects (SIPs)

NEWS YOU CAN USE:

  • Breaking Barriers: CDC and American Diabetes Association Unite to Combat Diabetes
  • National Public Health Week celebrates its 30th year with “It Starts Here” April 7-11

UPCOMING EVENTS AND OBSERVANCES

  • April, May, June

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON:

  • Congress Reintroduces the Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act to Boost Safety and Investment in Biking and Walking

RESEARCH NOTES:

  • Leveraging Technology and Theory to Change Health Behaviors, Close Gaps in Health-Related Social Needs, and Increase Enrollment in the National Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Physical Activity, Alzheimer Plasma Biomarkers, and Cognition
  • Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness and Sedentary Time, Physical Activity Level, and Physical Performance in Patients with Hypertension
  • Process Evaluation of the Hockey Fans in Training Lifestyle Intervention (for Men with Overweight or Obesity)

REPORTS, SURVEYS, GUIDELINES, RESOURCES:

  • 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data from the American Heart Association

PROMOTING ACTIVE COMMUNITIES:

  • Palm Springs Studio Fights Heart Disease with AHA Collaboration
  • Columbia Fitness Group Build Leaders Through Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

  • April, May, June, July, August

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