Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods
at Case Western Reserve University
PRCHN Community Health Ambassador Delores Collins has been named a National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Ambassador, one of 20 individuals selected nationwide. Ambassadors will act as liaisons between the NACHW and local, state, and regional community health worker networks Read More …
The PRCHN has been selected to receive the 2019 Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Outstanding Contribution Award. This award is issued to a non-member who has shown stellar support for the dietetic profession in providing tools for optimal health and Read More …
PRCHN Associate Director Darcy Freedman, PhD, has been awarded a $936,418 grant from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) to conduct the Modeling the Future of Food in Your Neighborhood (foodNEST 2.0) study. As part of FFAR’s Tipping Points Read More …
The PRCHN is a funded partner in the new Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant awarded to the Health Improvement Partnership Cuyahoga (HIP-Cuyahoga) from the Centers for Disease Control. This five-year grant will continue efforts to improve Read More …
Associate Director Erika Trapl, PhD, was a guest on WCPN 90.3’s Sound of Ideas on September 12 for a panel discussion on the state of sex education locally and nationally. Dr. Trapl discussed local trends in adolescent sexual behavior from the Read More …
PRCHN Associate Director Erika Trapl, PhD, was a guest on WVIZ/Ideastream’s Ideas program on August 30 discussing how data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) can be used to help policy makers shape programming to meet the needs of Read More …
The PRCHN’s core research, FreshLink, is in the midst of the summer farmers’ market season, building upon the work of previous years to deepen its outreach efforts. FreshLink Program Manager Rachael Sommers’ office team includes FreshLink Intervention Implementation Facilitator Lauren Read More …
The REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health) grant team has been working with residents in its target communities to create a mini-grant program to help shared use policy holders more fully utilize their shared use policy, support leaders Read More …
The PRCHN’s 15 undergraduate and graduate student summer interns have spent the summer conducting food retail audits, developing toolkits, and coordinating community outreach events. Learn more about these students and their work below. My name is Julia Armitage, and Read More …
Three members of the PRCHN’s Network of Community Advisors have received Vibrant City Awards from Cleveland Neighborhood Progress. The awards celebrate neighborhood revitaliation efforts in eight categories. Cleveland Neighborhood Progress received nominations for the awards from the community development industry and from various Read More …