Projects

LINK-IT is a 12-month, 3-arm randomized controlled trial which aims to test the efficacy of two mHealth-based interventions strategies in improving diabetes outcomes among Chinese immigrants with poorly controlled T2D.

Together Growing Strong (TGS) is a community-partnered initiative using a health equity lens to support families with young children from pregnancy through age 5, using both individual- and system-level approaches.

Family Support Services (FSS) provides bilingual and bicultural supportive counseling, advocacy and case management services to community members.

Project UNITE (Undoing Harm & Integrating Services) is a randomized controlled trial evaluating an integrated intervention that aims to increase engagement with safety optimization services among people who use drugs (PWUD) in communities with high overdose rates.

The NYU Hypertension Initiative aims to improve blood pressure control for NYU Langone Health patients. This program is aligned with the projects ADDRESS-BP and ADHERE.

The INCLUDE study evaluates a social media-based intervention that adapts the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Chinese immigrants, incorporating community health worker support.

The CHW Research & Resource Center (CHW-RRC) serves as a hub for NYU Langone’s extensive CHW-related knowledge and expertise.

PlayReadVIP is an evidence-based parent education program for parents and caregivers of infants and young children that typically takes place with PlayReadVIP Coaches at pediatric offices during the time of well-visits.

The NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (PRC) serves to advance programs to increase access to care and disrupt the cycle of health disparities among disadvantaged populations.

The Smoker Navigator Program is a direct service, bidirectional program to help Chinese speaking smokers quit smoking, by using navigators to promote cessation services.

MISTER B was a preclinical, telephone-based patient navigation intervention designed to encourage colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among older Black men.

The Consult for Addiction Treatment and Care in Hospitals (CATCH) program aims to evaluate the effectiveness for increasing medication for addiction treatment (MAT) initiation and engagement among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD).

The ParentChild+ program (PC+) is a national, evidence-based literacy and parenting model which provides parents with knowledge and resources to build school readiness at home.

DREAM Atlanta was an evidence-based CHW intervention designed to improve BP control among South Asian adults with diabetes and co-morbid hypertension in Atlanta, GA.

Project SAFE is a sexual health and youth empowerment program based in Brooklyn, NY. The program aims to prevent unintended pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS through evidence-based interventions within a youth development framework.

The Community-to-Clinic Linkage Implementation Program (CLIP) aims to reduce hypertension among Black men by bridging trusted community spaces with clinical care access.

Rapid Acceleration of Acceptable COVID Testing and Care Options for NYC Public Housing Residents (RADx) 2.0 provides COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits to residents of NYC housing developments.

The UPLIFT 2.0 (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts) program is one arm of the NYU Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) study. UPLIFT is a group-based program that teaches depression self-management skills to people with epilepsy and elevated depression symptoms.

The Chinese American Research and Education (CARE) examines the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a social-media based intervention on glycemic control in Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes.

The Beatrice W. Welters Breast Health Outreach and Navigation Program educates women about breast cancer and the importance of screening.

Healthy Families Sunset Park Program is an evidence-based, voluntary, and free of charge home visiting model designed to provide services to families located in 9 zip codes in South Brooklyn, starting prenatally or at birth, and continuing through age 5.

The Health Home Program within the Patient Navigation Center (PNC) at NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn utilizes Care Managers and CHWs who use Motivational Interviewing to promote behavior change within high risk, underserved populations on Medicaid.

The Rapid Acceleration of Acceptable COVID Testing and Care Options for NYC Public Housing Residents (RADx) 1.0 initiative engaged NYC public housing residents and project stakeholders and provided tailored COVID-19 testing options to residents.

The Prostate Cancer Screening Program is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a CHW-led, decision coaching program to facilitate shared decision making for prostate cancer screening decisions by Black men at a federally qualified health center in NYC.

Project IMPACT (Implementing Million Hearts for Provider and Community Transformation Project) was a randomized-controlled trial situated within community-based primary care practices that primarily served South Asian patients in NYC.

The High-Risk Clinic with the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone have a dedicated team to help patients manage chronic conditions. Working closely with patients, they create a care plan that fits their needs and lifestyle.

The Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health for Asian Americans (REACH FAR) Keep on Track Intervention aimed to reduce BP and increase self-efficacy in faith-based communities in metropolitan New York City (NYC) and New Jersey.

The Patient-Centered Stomach Cancer Prevention in Chinese Americans study aims to assess the efficacy, adoption, and impact of an integrated intervention to improve adherence to recommended stomach cancer prevention guidelines (H. pylori test-and-treat) for at-risk Chinese Americans in NYC.

The DREAM 1.0 (Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities) intervention was a randomized controlled trial designed to assess the efficacy of a CHW intervention to improve diabetes management and control among Bangladeshi immigrants with type 2 diabetes.

Project AsPIRE (Asian American Partnerships in Research and Empowerment) was a CHW intervention designed to improve hypertension management and cardiovascular disease risk factors among Filipino Americans with uncontrolled BP in NYC.

Stamp Out Cancer Brooklyn (SOCB) is a community-based initiative that focuses on cancer prevention and reducing gaps in receiving cancer care in Brooklyn. The project aims to reduce cancer-related disparities and the overall burden of cancer.

MARHABA (Muslim Americans Reaching for Health and Building Alliances) was a social marketing-informed, lay health worker (LHW) intervention with patient navigation designed to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women in NYC.

The Health + Housing Project was a CHW program located in subsidized housing in NYC, which aimed to address the residents’ self-identified health-related needs, including social and economic risk factors.

Project RICE (Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment) was an initiative designed to develop, implement, and test a CHW program designed to promote diabetes prevention among Korean and South Asian American immigrants at risk for diabetes in NYC.

The Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM) Initiative was randomized controlled trial integrating CHW and EHR approaches into a network of NYC primary care practices to support weight loss HbA1c reduction among South Asian patients with diabetes.