| Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center | |
| Abbreviation: | PRC |
| Formation: | 1998 |
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| Type: | Academic research center |
| Purpose: | Preventing chronic diseases |
| Headquarters: | Griffin Hospital, Derby, Connecticut |
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| Leader Title: | Principal investigator |
| Leader Name: | Rafael Perez-Escamilla |
| Leader Title2: | Directors |
| Leader Name2: | Kathleen O'Connor Duffany and Beth Comerford |
| Main Organ: | Griffin Hospital, Yale School of Public Health |
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The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center is one of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)'s 26 Prevention Research Centers. It was established in 1998 with a grant from the CDC. It is part of the Yale School of Public Health, and is based at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut.[1] It also operates out of the Community Alliance for Research Engagement at Yale University. Its focuses are the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease.