Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
at Case Western Reserve University
The PRCHN is currently seeking students who are interested in the topic of adolescent health and wellbeing. This summer, we have a number of opportunities related to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Cuyahoga County Youth Work Institute. Read More …
June 2023 – August 2023 The Neighborhood Environmental Assessment Project (NEAP) is a place-based surveillance data collection project intended to provide community partners and researchers with valuable data about the built environmental landscape of Cleveland in relation to healthy lifestyles. Read More …
Job Opportunity PRCHN Communications Intern Description The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist with marketing, communications, and training efforts. This internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of communications while working in Read More …
June 2022 -August 2022 The Case Western Reserve University Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) Internship Program is an opportunity to provide students with a dynamic experiential internship in preparation for a career in public health, by developing core Read More …
The YRBS team has worked closely with the LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland to create this report. Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) youth represent a large portion of Cuyahoga County high school students. SGM youth are less likely to than Read More …
“Healthy People 2020: Where Do Cuyahoga County Adolescents Stand?” is an end-of-decade status report of progress made locally toward achieving national health goals established for adolescents. Preventing risk behavior engagement and reducing rates of engagement are known to contribute to Read More …
Community spread of the COVID virus, its consequences, and links to disparities have left public health and health care systems scrambling for ways to identify and understand the experiences of the most vulnerable populations. A widely employed approach in public Read More …
The CFLASH team (Cigarillo Flavor and Abuse Liability, Attention, and Substitution in Youth) has been awarded $96,954 of supplemental funding from NIH to explore the role of flavor with regard to appeal, purchasing and risk perceptions, and substitutability of cigarillo products specifically among young adult sexual and gender minority (SGM) females.
On Tuesday, June 16th, The City Club of Cleveland hosted a forum called “Black Mental Health Matters”. During the forum, Dr. Ramirez prompted panelists with questions using the 2019 YRBS data as a foundation.
Erika Trapl, PhD has been appointed as Associate Director (AD) for Community Outreach and Engagement for the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC).