# University of Texas Prevention Research Center

> **NIH ALLCDC U48** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · 2021 · $750,000

## Abstract

Abstract
Cancer is the second leading cause of death among men and women in Texas with incidence and mortality rates
of 147.4 and 158.8 per 100,000, respectively. African Americans and Hispanics have significantly higher rates
of some cancers and experience cancer-related health disparities. In Texas, a highly diverse state, screening and
prevention behaviors remain below national recommendations for African American and Hispanics living in
both rural and urban settings. Notably, Texas ranks 48th in colorectal cancer screening nationwide and 47th for
HPV vaccination. Our long-term goal is to decrease cancer-related morbidity and mortality and health disparities
among African Americans and Hispanics in urban and rural settings in Texas.
 The proposed University of Texas Prevention Research Center's (UTPRC) theme is, “Accelerating Cancer
Control to Decrease Health Disparities.” The mission of the UTPRC is to increase the use of evidence-based
cancer control interventions, policies, and guidelines in communities and healthcare settings through a
collaboration of academic, public health, and community partnerships engaged in practice-based,
community-engaged prevention research, research translation, and education. The proposed UTPRC
includes cores that will advance training, research translation, and community engagement, and ensure rapid
and effective communication of UTPRC research results and products. We will create a network of community
partners across Texas called PACE (Partners Accelerating Cancer Control Evidence) to target cancer control in
urban and rural minority communities. We will use UT School of Public Health Regional infrastructure in six
areas around Texas to ensure access to vulnerable populations and accelerate scale up and spread of effective
programs. We also propose an innovative core research project testing new implementation strategies that link
communities and healthcare settings to increase cancer control and reduce cancer-related health disparities.
 The UTPRC will advance the field of prevention research and implementation science by: training public
health professionals and community partners, engaging community partners in pragmatic prevention and
implementation research, evaluating the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of implementation strategies on
increased use of evidence-based cancer control interventions, and disseminating effective interventions across
Texas and the U.S. We will continue to collaborate with other PRCs through our long-standing participation in
thematic networks. Ultimately, the proposed PRC will advance the field of implementation and prevention
science to reduce cancer burden and health disparities among vulnerable populations in Texas.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10199735
- **Project number:** 5U48DP006408-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Maria Eulalia Fernandez
- **Activity code:** U48 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $750,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-09-30 → 2024-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10199735

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10199735, University of Texas Prevention Research Center (5U48DP006408-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10199735. Licensed CC0.

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