The Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) is a leading research center dedicated to the prevention of chronic disease. Our origins trace back to the Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program, founded by Jack Farquhar, MD, a cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, and Nathan Maccoby, PhD, a Professor of Communications. Decades before the internet and social media, they envisioned using mass communication to improve community health and prevent coronary artery disease.
Since its inception, SPRC has been a pioneer in interdisciplinary team science, conducting groundbreaking clinical trials in physical activity, nutrition, smoking cessation, weight management, pediatrics, preventive cardiology, lipidology, psychology, education, and communications.
Today, SPRC faculty lead research funded by the NIH, other federal and state sponsors, corporations, and philanthropic organizations. Our mission is to enhance personal and population health through innovative, evidence-based strategies in research, education, and community outreach. While our roots are in heart disease prevention, our work has expanded to address other chronic diseases with shared risk factors.
We are also committed to training the next generation of prevention researchers. SPRC offers a Master of Science in Community Health and Prevention Research and an NIH post-doctoral fellowship program.
We invite you to explore the SPRC website and learn more about who we are and what we do.
David J. Maron, MD
C.F. Rehnborg Professor of Medicine
Division Chief
Stanford Prevention Research Center
