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This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT)

Annotation: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT) is devoted to bridging the gap between research and public health practice with an emphasis on nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease risk factors and obesity. The center is based in UNC's Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, one of 33 Prevention Research Centers supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The center has two main functions: (1) to advance the skills of public health professionals working in WISEWOMAN and Obesity Prevention programs through a variety of in-service education opportunities and (2) to identify, translate, and disseminate evidence-based interventions, best practices and processes, and implementation tools for use by public health professionals.

Keywords: Diffusion of innovation, Disease prevention, Health promotion, Inservice training, Model programs, Operations research, Physical activity, Public health nutrition, Resource centers, Women', s health
   

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