The mission of the Tulane Prevention Research Center (PRC) is to reduce or prevent overweight and obesity in the Greater New Orleans Area by addressing the physical and social environmental factors influencing physical activity and diet. The Tulane PRC’s mission is accomplished through research; collaboration with community partners and policy makers; communication about environmental factors related to physical activity and diet with public health practitioners, policy makers and community partners; and training of public health professionals, paraprofessional and community members.

Why obesity?

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Obesity may be the most important health problem of our time.

Featured Publications

Scientific

Nutrition and Food Availability

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Deserts in New Orleans? Illustrations of Urban Food Access and Implications for Policy

  

Nutrition and Food Availability

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Serum homocysteine is related to food intake in adolescents: the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health

  
all scientific publications

PRC

Policy Briefs

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Bikeability/Walkability

  

Policy Briefs

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A Question of Access: Addressing Poor Nutrition, Food Availability, and Policy

  
all prc publications

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Tulane student supports Project Power health education program
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