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What we do
The Center for Family and Community Health conducts and disseminates research on health promotion and disease prevention. Our research center is part of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. We conduct research related to cigarette smoking, obesity, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, and healthy aging.

Our Focus
The Center for Family and Community Health focuses its efforts on health promotion and disease prevention through programs directed at families, neighborhoods, and communities.

Collaborative Partners
Our Center was developed in association with state and local public health agencies, including the California Department of Health Services and the Alameda County Public Health Department. We have collaborated with local community-based and health care organizations, including Asian Health Services, the Korean Community Center of the East Bay, the Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum, the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, the Dental Health Foundation and the Berkeley Public Health Department. In conjunction with the Korean Community Advisory Board (KCAB), a major focus of the Center is on Korean-American community health.

Our Mission
The center’s mission is to improve the health of families and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area by establishing linkages between the University and government and community-based organizations, providing analytic and quantitative expertise to local communities and health agencies, and training students in prevention research and public health practice. As the UC Berkeley Prevention Research Center, we are one of 37 Prevention Research Centers supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement #1-U48-DP-001908).