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About Our Center
The Zuckerman Family Center for Prevention and Health Promotion (ZFCPHP) focuses on conducting high-quality, lifestyle-based prevention research and supporting community wellness efforts to improve health and reduce disease risk.
Our Mission
To impact and improve the health and wellbeing of the Tucson community and beyond through education, training, research, and outreach.
Our Vision
Tucson as a regional and national leader for health and wellness.
Key Values:
Wellness is achieved through prevention, health promotion, and health equity:
Education
- Health literacy is central to achieve necessary gains in behavioral change
- Offer internship and volunteer opportunities in research and community engagement
- Disseminate current evidence to assure optimal impact and sustainability on healthy behavior choices
Training
- Provide opportunities for students to engage with a variety of researchers & community partners for a unique wellness experience
- Explore innovative methods to enhance the availability, accessibility and recognition of prevention and health promotion facilities, programming and expertise within the community
- Promote training of health care professionals, future prevention researchers and public health students to support the mission of the ZFCPHP
Research
- Advance research and evidence-based lifestyle interventions in reducing childhood obesity prevalence and supporting healthy adolescent development
- Develop programs that meet individual, family, and community wellness needs
- Research is the source of evidence; education and delivery approaches must be evidence-based
Outreach
- All people can change lifestyle behaviors to improve their health and well-being
- Support health promotion and wellness in the places where Tucsonans live, learn, work, worship and pray
- Engage in community planning, implementation, and evaluation in wellness programming
Center Highlights
U of A Student Involvement
Our center provides students with a variety of opportunities to develop practical skills in health promotion and health education while working directly with the Tucson community.
Announcements
We have wide range of projects and programs that improve health in the Tucson community.
Annual Reports & Quarterly Newsletters
Stay up to date with our newsletters and reports.
Give
Every gift, no matter the size, is truly valuable and plays a vital role in supporting our mission to make an impact, enhancing the health and wellbeing of the Tucson community and beyond through education, training, research, and outreach.
Currently accepting funding for our Healthy 2B Me Summer Camp!