| The Division is home to Minnesota's Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center (HYD-PRC), one of the premier sites in the country for adolescent health research. Researchers are learning about the best methods for providing teens with the necessary skills and opportunities to live healthy and meaningful lives. The center is also learning how to reduce health disparities that exist among Minnesota's young people. At a North Minneapolis public school, the Center partners with County and youth center workers to provide school-based service learning. The Minneapolis Public Schools' Lead Peace program combines three curriculums creating a wealth of ready-to-use resources for serving learning facilitators at the school. The HYD-PRC is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Prevention Research Centers Program, which supports research centers at 33 universities across the country to combat chronic disease by creating and testing interventions.
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