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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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Study Finds Significant Care Gaps in Puerto Rico for People Who Inject Drugs
A study led by researchers at the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (CUNY ISPH) at CUNY SPH, including Associate Professor Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, member of PRI’s Racial Equity and Social Determinants of Health team, reveals worrisome barriers to care for…
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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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PRI Releases New Report On Community Level Data on the Impact of COVID-19 in NYC
The NYC Pandemic Response Institute’s Community Convening and Learning Team (CCLT) led by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy conducted an environmental scan to document the research activities carried out by community-based organizations (CBOs), faith-based organizations…
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Pres. Biden Names PRI Racial Equity & Social Determinants of Health Co-Lead, Ana Navas-Acien, to National Cancer Advisory Board
Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint six experts to the National Cancer Advisory Board, which plays an important role in guiding the Director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national cancer research…
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PRI Curates a Special Journal on Health Communications Issue and Seeks Your Submissions
Announcing “Leaving No One Behind: Opportunities for improving future pandemic-related communication.” A special issue of the Journal of Health Communication that will be curated by the PRI Communication Team, and led by Christopher Palmedo, PhD, MBA. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed…
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Depression, HIV, and COVID-19: A Deadly Trifecta – Columbia University Experts
In a new article published in the Public Health Reports Journal, Columbia University Professor Robert Fullilove, EdD and Teacher’s College graduate student (at time of publication) David May, MA, discuss the linkages between depression, HIV, and COVID-19, in what they…
