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PRI and CUNY SPH Partner to Share Flu, COVID-19, RSV & Norovirus Resources You Can Share
The CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the NYC Preparedness & Recovery Institute (PRI) are asking for your help to get life-saving, science-based information out to our communities. Flu cases in NYC have dropped over the…
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New Study Evaluates The Completion Rates of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Surveys in NYC
In an article recently published in BMC Public Health entitled Evaluating completion rates of COVID-19 contact tracing surveys in New York City, authors, including PRI Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead Jeffrey Shaman and PRI Faculty Member Sen Pei, identified factors associated with completion…
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A Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Could Save Billions of Dollars if Ready Before Next Pandemic
Editor’s Note: This study was developed in support of the NYC Pandemic Response Institute (PRI). A new study suggests once developed, having a universal vaccine in advance of the next coronavirus epidemic/pandemic can save up to 7 million hospitalizations and…
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The Parasitic Nature of Resilience: Advocating for Community Renewal in Public Health Preparedness
The concept of community resilience, society’s ability to maintain essential functions, despite disturbance, is a cornerstone of public health preparedness. In an article recently published in Health Security entitled Parasitic Resilience: The Next Phase of Public Health Preparedness Must Address…
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Studying Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 During the Delta wave in New York City
In a new study co-authored by PRI Epidemiology and Modeling Co-Lead (Columbia MSPH/CPID), Jeffrey Shaman, researchers explore community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the Delta wave in New York City. The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) emerged in late 2020 and became the…
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What Were the Information Voids? Analyzing 3086 Questions Asked by Dear Pandemic Readers
Dear Pandemic is a web and social platform created in March 2020 after the founders, public health researchers, became inundated with queries about COVID-19 from family and friends. Looking back at their experience, Dear Pandemic (now Those Nerdy Girls) team members…
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Comparison of Current Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination in New York City and the US Nationally
This June 2022 study conducted in New York City (NYC) and the United States (US) aimed to assess differences in attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination, vaccine mandates, and pandemic-related information. The study included 500 respondents from NYC and 1,000 respondents from…
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Universal COVID-19 Care During First Years of Pandemic May Have Helped Decrease Health Care Disparities
A study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that federal measures supporting free testing and treatment for COVID-19 may have lessened the health care impact of the pandemic and prevented an increase in racial/ethnic health disparities. In a study published in The Journal…
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Watch: PRI Co-Lead Dean Ayman El-Mohandes Discusses the Recent COVID-19 Resurgence in NYC on NY1
CUNY SPH Dean Ayman El-Mohandes speaks with Health Reporter and NY1 Anchor Erin Billups about what you can do to avoid the new surge of COVID in NYC. He also comments on the new treatment for RSV in infants.
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Study finds high rates of alcohol misuse and binge drinking among Harlem residents during COVID-19
A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health by CUNY SPH doctoral student Thinh Vu and faculty Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, Deborah Levine (PRI Community Convening and Learning Co-Lead), Luisa N. Borrell and Victoria K. Ngo found that high rates of alcohol misuse and binge drinking were…
