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As the older adult population increases in the U.S.and world-wide, we must take action against the alarming increase of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), for which aging is the greatest risk factor. Since 2015, the CDC’s Healthy Brain Research […]
The Pilsen Senior Center features several peer-led activities that allow seniors to continue to develop a sense of purpose. All of the programming at the Pilsen Senior Center is based on important research that suggests a link between brain health, learning, and movement.
Illinois PRC and partners integrate new park supervisor training resources to increase partnership sustainability.
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The Illinois Prevention Research Center (PRC) and this website is supported by cooperative agreement No. 1U48DP005010 under the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Institute for Health Research and Policy is the Illinois PRC's research home in the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lisa M. Powell, PhD, is the director and principal investigator of the Illinois PRC.
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Illinois Prevention Research Center
Institute for Health Research & Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago
1747 West Roosevelt Road MC 275
Chicago, IL 60608-1264
Email: IllinoisPRC@uic.edu
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