The first and largest conference of its kind, the 23rd Social Marketing Conference convenes in Clearwater Beach on June 18 with a strong USF College of Public Health presence. An annual event through 2012, it now is held only in even-numbered years to avoid conflicting with the newer World Social […]
The new five-year funding for the USF College of Public Health-based center was highly competitive and comes with a new emphasis— reducing the risks of colorectal cancer in underserved populations The University of South Florida College of Public Health has received new federal funding for its successful Florida Prevention Research Center to […]
The University of South Florida Social Marketing Conference enters its 23rd year with a renewed commitment to social marketing‘s robust capacity to influence complex social problems. This year’s theme, “Fostering Equity: Social Marketing’s Role and Responsibility,” reflects pressing contemporary issues. Application of social marketing has earned success across many fields […]
The Florida Prevention Research Center (FPRC) is the national lead for measuring several new objectives on disease prevention and health promotion. Since 1998, the FPRC has been a worldwide leader in social marketing. Now the FPRC is leading a nationwide effort to increase social marketing in public health settings. […]
The Florida Prevention Research Center, the USF Social Marketing Group, and the Morsani College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics are collaborating on a study using social marketing principles to talk with teens and their caregivers. Specifically, the research examines the benefits and barriers to asthma control, explores the technological strategies […]
Better Bites Snack Strong initiative, which expands availability of healthful menu items at community recreational and professional sports facilities, schools, restaurants, and state parks, was recently featured on the local affiliate for PBS KET in Kentucky. Better Bites is one of the initiatives created through the Florida Prevention […]
“Know Your History. Then Make History” Mural Dedication For Good Neighbor Store Initiative November 4, 2013 · 12:00 pm On October 19, 2013, the Lexington (Kentucky) Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition, community partner of the Florida Prevention Research Center (FPRC), proudly unveiled the eagerly anticipated East End Mural at the Lexington […]
Artist Sundiata Rashid is working on the mural on the first Good Neighbor Store, Lexington Market: East End (formerly known as Pak-N-Save). Mark your calendars for the mural dedication. https://www.facebook.com/events/1376625035906210/