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  • August 6, 2026

    HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q2 2026

    We hope you will visit the links and learn more about these updates and resources!  Collaborate with Partners to Identify Evidence-Based Interventions   CalFresh Healthy Living-CHOICES Project  We continue to share…

  • Health Equity July 30, 2026

    Leaders in Health program equips community leaders to drive change

    Leaders in Health provides public health training and leadership development for people in nonprofit, government, and other roles.

    A group shot of faculty and participants
  • April 29, 2026

    HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q1 2026 

    We hope you will visit the links and learn more about these updates and resources!  Collaborate with Partners to Identify Evidence-Based Interventions   CalFresh Healthy Living-CHOICES Project   This quarter, we completed our work modeling strategies to promote…

  • Food, Nutrition, Diet November 26, 2025

    Why childhood obesity endures, grows

    The issues driving childhood obesity are complex, touching on lifestyle, culture, genetics, the economy, and policy, according to researchers including Steve Gortmaker and Erica Kenney.

    In the Media Steve Gortmaker. Photo: Veasey Conway / Harvard Staff Photographer
  • August 8, 2025

    Seeking Applicants for the Fall 2025 Leaders in Health Cohort

    The application deadline has passed. Thank you for your interest! The Prevention Research Center on Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health is…

  • June 30, 2025

    HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q2 2025

    Below we highlight our accomplishments from Q2, categorized within our four Center aims. Collaborate with Partners to Identify Evidence-Based Interventions CalFresh Healthy Living-CHOICES ProjectThis quarter, we have been continuing our…

    Doctor doing a check-up with a little girl and her mother
  • Health Policy May 21, 2025

    Yunge Xiao, SM ’25, gained confidence as a researcher at Harvard Chan School

    As an SM student in epidemiology, Yunge Xiao has collaborated with faculty on nutrition and health policy research.

    Yunge Xiao
  • March 31, 2025

    HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q1 2025

    Below we highlight our accomplishments from Q1, categorized within the four aims in which our Center is focused. Collaborate with Partners to Identify Evidence-Based Interventions Centers for Disease Control and…

    Mom and young daughter drinking glasses of water
  • November 19, 2024

    2024: Year in Review

    The HPRC team is excited to share this reflection on our successes in 2024. From wrapping up key research projects to starting new ones, to new peer-reviewed research and resources…

    2024-2029 Prevention Research Centers Launch - CDC PRC Network. Three concentric circles showing healthy food, a blood pressure monitor, and building blocks of health.
  • September 30, 2024

    HPRC Quarterly Highlights: Q3 2024

    This quarter, we published two new reports modeling a sugary drink excise tax in Massachusetts as well as the impact on the Boston population, published new peer-reviewed research, refreshed training…

    Kids running outside after school