PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER ABOUT PRC RESEARCH POLICY STUDIES COMMUNITY ACTION You are here: Home / About PRC About PRC When you think about your environment, do you ever think about how the setting and everyone in it actually contributes to the choices we make? Whether it’s a home, neighborhood, school, community, or workplace, we respond to the conditions that surround us. Our lives are impacted by our surroundings and studying how and why this happens can inform changes that can help us lead healthier and longer lives. PIRE’s Prevention Research Center in Berkeley The Prevention Research Center is home to a group of scientists, including sociologists, psychologists, anthropologists and epidemiologists, who work collaboratively across disciplines on understanding how the environment (including laws, economies, social circumstances and normative settings) affects health behaviors. A primary focus is on the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and how such consumption results in short- and long-term harm. The goal of this research is to identify aspects of the environment that can be changed to improve health. The Center’s emphasis on the environment places the focus on how a person’s health-related behavior is shaped by family, school, work, and community policies, norms, and histories. Our research naturally leads to the development and testing of prevention programs and policies that can be implemented at local, state and national levels. ABOUT PRC Introduction Mission Staff and Fellows Post-Doc Program Scientific Advisory Council Emeriti Historical Overview PRC in the News ASK AN EXPERT Fields marked with an * are required NAME * EMAIL * QUESTION OR COMMENT * CONTACT center@prev.org Prevention Research Center 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 601 Berkeley, CA 94704-1365 Tel: (510) 486-1111 PRC HIGHLIGHTS PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & EVALUATION PRC is a center within the Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (PIRE), an independent, nonprofit organization merging scientific knowledge and proven practice to create solutions that improve the health, safety and well-being of individuals, communities, and nations around the world. RESOURCE LINK FOR COMMUNITY ACTION Resource Link for Community Action provides information and practical guidance that communities can use to prevent alcohol and other drug misuse. For more information, contact Sue Thomas. COPYRIGHT © 2021 · PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER · WEBSITE: AMANDA MCCOY · LOG IN