The Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Women’s Health, based at the UAMS College of Public Health, is one of 20 Prevention Research Centers (PRC) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We bring together researchers, providers, and communities to improve the women’s health during and after pregnancy by reducing the impact of conditions like high blood pressure and by connecting women to vital care and support.
Our Mission
To develop applied public health research and educational programs to enhance public health practice to reduce risk for chronic diseases and mortality for the state’s highest risk women.
Our Vision
All Arkansas women have access to the resources and services needed to prevent chronic disease and death.
Contact Us
For general inquiries about the Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Women’s Health, email PRC@UAMS.edu.
To contact our leadership team, email:
- Wendy Nembhard, PhD, Co-Director: WNNembhard@UAMS.edu
- Carol Cornell, PhD, Co-Director: CCornell@UAMS.edu
- Linda Luster, MSHS, Deputy Director: LusterLindaD@uams.edu
For questions about our core research project, email KAllison@UAMS.edu
The Arkansas Prevention Research Center for Women’s Health (APRCWH) is part of a network of 20 academic research centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All PRCs in the network study how people and their communities can avoid or reduce the risk for chronic diseases.
This project is supported by the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center cooperative agreement 1 U48DP006814-01-00, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $5,000,000 (2024-2029). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.