Center for Public Health Practice and Research

The Center for Public Health Practice and Research (the Center) at Virginia Tech partners with an interdisciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students at Virginia Tech and community organizations to enhance public health practice and research in the region.

The Center supports community-based projects and studies by collaborating with community partners to compete for and secure funding, as well as providing public health content and service expertise. Through the Public Health Network, the Center partners with faculty, staff, and students at Virginia Tech. The Center collaborates with these university partners on grant writing, study design, implementation and evaluation, and offers technical public health expertise.

Objectives

• Identify, develop, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based practice models in public health across Virginia, the region, and beyond.
• Promote interdisciplinary practice and research opportunities for students, faculty, and practitioners in public health and other disciplines.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaboration among community partners and Virginia Tech students and faculty by serving as a portal/clearinghouse for collaborative public health practice and research opportunities with external partners
• Develop mutually beneficial partnerships with state and local health departments, community-based organizations, government, and other public and private institutions to improve local public health and contribute to workforce development.