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Authors: Leslie Leve (University of Oregon), Elizabeth Stormshak (University of Oregon), Gordon Harold (University of Cambridge)
Background: Personalized health interventions based on an individual's biology are on the rise. Although advances have been made in personalized medicine approaches for disease conditions such as cancer, there has been limited progress on the implementation of personalized approaches for emotional and behavioral health problems such as depression, substance use disorders, or antisocial behavior. At the same time, the availability and impact of interventions aimed at preventing emotional and behavioral health problems have never been higher. To highlight the progress and needs in interdisciplinary integration a task force appointed by the Board of the Society for Prevention Research was charged with exploring the challenges and providing recommendations for the integration of biological and prevention sciences. This presentation will synthesize the work of the task force, which was recently published (November 2024), and discuss cross-national and cross-cultural opportunities and challenge areas.
Methods: We describe advances and challenges in biological science approaches, with a focus on genomics and neuroimaging, and describe how these could inform current directions in the field of prevention science. We ground a set of recommendations within a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) model. We provide examples from the field of prevention science that have successfully advanced this interdisciplinary integration.
Results: Key elements of successful interdisciplinary prevention science include an emphasis on meaningful collaborations between community members, experts in biological science, and experts in prevention science; developing and deploying improved analytical approaches; committing to professional development-oriented conversations around structural inequities and biomarker science before embarking on such collaborations; and including transdisciplinary experts on grant and editorial board review panels.
Discussion: Discussion will focus on ongoing barriers, future areas of opportunity, recommendations, and cross-national opportunities that could advance long-term public health impact.
| Conflict of interest | The work presented in this paper was supported in part by the following grant: R13 AA 25540 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), Office Disease Prevention (ODP), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and Administration for Children and Families (ACF). |
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