Impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the Translation of Research Into Practice.

ABSTRACT: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a thematic network dedicated to accelerating the adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention and control practices in communities by advancing dissemination and implementation science. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute, CPCRN has operated at two levels: Each participating network center conducts research projects with primarily local partners as well as multicenter collaborative research projects with state and national partners. Through multicenter collaboration, thematic networks leverage the expertise, resources, and partnerships of participating centers to conduct research projects collectively that might not be feasible individually. Although multicenter collaboration is

SUBMITTER: Ribisl KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5812747 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature