Priority Research Areas
Working with experts in public health, academic research, and community engagement, and with oversight from the CPR3 Steering Committee, CPR3 identified five priority research areas to inform pandemic recovery and readiness in California. For each topic area, a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process was initiated and proposals were evaluated and awarded based on CPR3's goals of informing public health decision-making and improving the health and wellbeing of people throughout the state of California, especially our most vulnerable residents.
Children & Adolescents
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents (including health and social determinants of health), and the role of intersecting social, structural, and economic factors at household and community levels.
To better understand how to support pandemic recovery and resilience among children, their families, and those who care for them, CPR3 has funded 8 projects that span nutrition, education, mental health, and youth engagement.
Mental Health
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among sub-populations at increased risk such as the elderly, children, people with pre-existing conditions, and communities with underlying social vulnerabilities.
To better understand how the pandemic has affected the mental well-being of diverse groups, as well as to inform potential interventions and solutions tailored to specific communities and groups, CPR3 has funded 8 projects.
Social & Economic Outcomes
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social and economic outcomes (e.g., those related to household finances, housing/mobility, labor markets, etc.) and evaluation of policies/interventions designed to mitigate or stabilize these effects.
To better understand the effects of the pandemic on social and economic outcomes especially among marginalized communities throughout California, CPR3 has funded 8 projects.
Behavior Change & Public Health Communications
Behavior change strategies to improve relevance, acceptance, and uptake of pandemic-related recommendations, policies and interventions, including public health communication approaches.
To describe and learn from strategies implemented across diverse communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, CPR3 has funded 7 projects focused on behavior change strategies and public health communication.
Modeling & Advanced Analytics
Policy-relevant research related to infectious disease modeling to build on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
To address public health priority areas of concern to Californians, with particular emphasis on long COVID (i.e., PASC) and other infectious disease forecasting and scenario modeling topics that will improve California's preparedness and response to emerging infectious disease threats like COVID-19, CPR3 has funded 7 projects.
