Research Center for
Child Well-Being
The RCCWB conducts prevention research impacting the well-being of children ages 2 to 10, with the dual goal of (1) reducing risk for social, emotional, and behavioral problems and (2) decreasing unhealthy lifestyle behaviors.
Center Spotlight
RCCWB Scientist Testing PATCH Device in New Study
Bridget Armstrong is moving ahead with plans to test the PATCH device, a wearable tracker designed with both children and researchers in mind.
The interdisciplinary University of South Carolina Research Center for Child Well-Being is supported by Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant P20GM130420 from the NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences, enhanced by support from the College of Arts & Sciences and the Arnold School of Public Health.
Research
Fostering children’s socio-emotional well-being and healthy lifestyle behaviors
Distinguished Speaker Series
Featuring prevention scientists and methodologists; faculty, students, staff, and community members welcome