The activiites and capabilities of this formerly active SBIR entity and its predecessor - the Hipple Cancer Research Center and Hipple Cancer Research Corporation - are now absorbed into the non-profit organization designated Premier Community Health (PCH). The history of the organization is interesting. In 1977, wanting to operate a cutting-edge cancer research facility and find the cure for cancer.Martin Murphy, PhD brought a cancer research facility from Sloan Kettering in New York to Dayton, OH. In 1979, that facility became The Bob Hipple Cancer Research Center, in memory of Bob Hipple, a local industrialist. While the research laboratories did well, it became more difficult to attract the large federal grants needed to cutting-edge research. So, in 1999, the Hipple Board of Trustees approached Premier Health Partners (PHP) and asked to be come part of the family. It was a natural fit. PHP began a strategic planning process, including recruiting some of the top minds in cancer care in the country. From that came a new organization with a new missionâcancer prevention research and outreach into the community. The Cancer Prevention Institute was born. Unfortunately, The Cancer Prevention Institute had some of the same problems as its predecessor in securing federal funding. At the same time, many resources that had served those with chronic diseases were leaving our area at an alarming rate. Many of the resources and organizations the Cancer Prevention Institute had counted of for years were gone. Yet, the number of people needing these services was growing. PHP decided to again reinvent this organization, this time to meet the ever increasing needs of the greater Dayton region around chronic disease. Premier Community Health (PCH) was born. PCH is uniquely devoted to improving community health in the greater Dayton region. It is a model for how hospital systems can address growing health needs and inequities in communities. PCH is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization directed by a community-based board of trustees. The mission of PHP is estabvlished as building a healthier community through prevention, early detection, and disease self-management. The organization is focused on cancer, diabetes, heart and lung health because they heavily affect the greater Dayton region and can be impacted with education and awareness
