Projects

The CHW-RRC serves as a hub for NYU Langone’s extensive CHW-related knowledge and expertise. The CHW-RRC Collaborations Project offers resources developed by the CHW-RRC and/or with various teams at NYU Langone to support CHW workforce development, including best practices, policy briefs, research publications, and other relevant documents.

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 PRC serves to advance programs to increase access to care and disrupt the cycle of health disparities among disadvantaged populations. The PRC has provided technical assistance and program evaluations of a number of municipally-based CHW programs, including the New York Health Justice Network and the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners.

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. Participants were randomized into: 1) patient navigation by a CHW for CRC screening; 2) motivational interviewing for BP control by a trained counselor; or 3) both interventions.

The CATCH program consists of a pragmatic trial at 6 hospitals in NYC and includes inpatient services, post-discharge care, and technical assistance. The primary aim is 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. Early learning specialists meet one-on-one with parents and their 16-48 month old children twice a week, and help build social-emotional, cognitive, and early literacy skills through reading, conversation, and play.

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, building upon the existing strengths of young people.

CLIP consists of a cluster randomized trial of 20 barbershops among Black men with elevated BP or Stage 1 hypertension. The effect of the Barbershop-based Facilitation (BF) strategy will be compared to self-directed control participants on BP reduction, hypertension prevention, linkage to care, and adoption of CLIP at 12 months.

RADx 2.0 consists of: 1) Engaging NYC public housing residents and project stakeholders in a series of virtual focus groups to explore and identify acceptable COVID-19 testing options; and 2) A cluster randomized controlled trial that uses teams of CHWs, youth resident navigators (RNs), and CBO staff to provide COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits to residents of NYC housing developments.

The UPLIFT 2.0 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 second arm is BOOST (Bringing Our Strength Together), a group-based support program for people with epilepsy.

The CARE project 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. Patient navigators identify women through outreach and educational programs in community venues, such as churches, mosques, and beauty salons, and help to secure breast health services such as mammograms.

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 program matches every family with a home visitor who provides information and supportive services during pregnancy and early childhood.

The Health Home Program within the Patient Navigation Center 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.

RADx 1.0 initiative consisted of: 1) Engaging NYC public housing residents and project stakeholders in a series of virtual focus groups to explore and identify acceptable COVID-19 testing options; and 2) A cluster randomized controlled trial using teams of CHWs and resident navigators (RNs) to provide tailored COVID-19 testing options to residents in 6 NYC public housing developments.

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 was a randomized-controlled trial situated within community-based primary care practices that primarily served South Asian patients in NYC. South Asian individuals diagnosed with hypertension were invited to participate in the CHW intervention. The main outcome was BP control at 6-month follow-up.

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 REACH FAR Keep on Track Intervention was implemented in four Asian American faith-based communities in metropolitan NYC and New Jersey. The program included regularly scheduled screening and counseling events with congregants. Outcomes included reductions in BP and increased health-related self-efficacy.

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 intervention includes linked EHR tools and a CHW-led stomach cancer prevention curriculum.

The DREAM 1.0 intervention was a two-arm, 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 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. The goal of the project was to expand CHW models by designating subsidized housing as the recruitment and intervention site, inviting all adult residents to participate.

Project RICE was a five-year, community-driven 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. Participants in the intervention arm received six educational group sessions over the course of 6 months, while control group participants received only the first session.

The DREAM Initiative was a 5-year, randomized controlled trial integrating CHW and EHR approaches into a network of NYC primary care practices to support: 1) weight loss among South Asian patients at risk for diabetes; and 2) HbA1c reduction among South Asian patients with diabetes.