Prescription for Health Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks
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About the Program

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About the Prescription for Health Program

Program Overview

Prescription for Healthawarded 27 grants in two rounds of funding between July 2003 and June 2007.

In round one, Prescription for Health awarded 17 grants to selected PBRNs to test the feasibility of implementing innovative strategies for improving the reach and practicality of behavior change counseling in primary care practice. To learn more about this work please refer to:

To learn more about this work please refer to:

Prescripiton for Health: Changing Primary Care Practice to Foster Healthy Behaviors - Annals of Family Medicine July/August 2005 Volume 3, Supplement

In round two, Prescription for Health awarded 10 grants to selected PBRNs to measure the effectiveness and expenses associated with more comprehensive health behavior change strategies targeted at all four health risk behaviors: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, and risky alcohol use.

To learn more about this work please refer to:

Prescription for Health: Reshaping Practice to Support Health Behavior Change in Primary Care, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 35, Issue 5, Supplement (November 2008)

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