Between 1994 and 2005, the School of Nursing’s Center for Research on Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness promoted and supported research to improve the health and well being of people vulnerable to chronic disease because of age, minority status, poverty, and/or rural residence. With funding from the National Institute of Nursing Research, the Center awarded 29 pilot studies, supported faculty time to consult on a range of topics, hired staff and purchased equipment to support faculty research efforts, coordinated a weekly seminar series, and facilitated interchange among investigators within the SON and across campus.  

The Center had three primary goals:

• To increase the use of physiological and behavioral variables in studying chronic illness in diverse populations and in individuals and groups at highest risk.
• To develop and test theory-driven interventions to prevent or manage chronic illness in vulnerable populations.
• To disseminate research findings to other researchers, clinicians, and policy makers about effective ways to prevent and manage chronic illness.

The School continues to build on the Center’s work through its strong program of research on managing and preventing chronic illness and its growing program of biobehavioral research. Learn more about the School’s research in these areas at the following links:

• Preventing and Managing Chronic Illness and Other Major Health Threats
• Understanding Biobehavioral and Genetic Bases of Health and Illness