Division of Prevention Science

**About** The Division of Prevention Science was established within the Department of Medicine (DOM) and is the administrative home of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), the Prevention Research Center (PRC), the Center of Excellence (COE) for Transgender Health and, the Health Equity Action Network. Established in 1986, the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) at UC San Francisco is one of the world’s largest research centers dedicated to social, behavioral, and policy-science approaches to HIV. Learn more about our history, our faculty and staff, how our center is structured, and how to get in touch with us. The Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) are a network of 25 academic research centers in 20 states that study how people and their communities can avoid or counter risks for chronic illnesses, such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer. The UCSF Prevention Research Center (PRC) became a part of that network in 2014 and was refunded for another five years in 2019, with a focus on addressing the significant HIV health disparities among transgender women and African-Americans by strengthening community engagement and translating and disseminating HIV science. The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE) advances health equity for trans and gender non-binary communities. The Health Equity Action Network, UCSF Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC-RD-MCD), is a network of 11 regional centers, one national coordinating center, and 27 partner institutions across the U.S. working collaboratively to ensure the greatest impact on health equity challenges. **Diversity** The Division of Prevention Science acknowledges and honors the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, gender expression, ability, socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, national origin, and age. We commit ourselves to create and maintain an environment that respects diverse traditions, heritages, and the spectrum of experiences that define our collective humanity. This commitment requires that we create, promote, and maintain activities and research that advance our understanding and knowledge of individual and group diversity. We aim for our work and research to contribute towards transforming our society into one that promotes social justice and freedom from oppression, including but not limited to, racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, heterosexism, ageism, and ableism. We also commit to developing and communicating policies and promoting values that discourage intolerance or discrimination and foster acceptance. We are a place of inquiry and learning where intellectual freedom, privacy, and confidentiality are respected and protected.