HHAP Community Needs Assessment

This report summarizes the community needs assessment conducted to inform the launch of the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners (HHAP) initiative, a neighborhood-based community health worker program. The assessment focused on understanding the health needs, barriers to care, and social challenges affecting Harlem residents—particularly those living in public housing—to guide the design of a community-responsive intervention.

Citation: Feinberg A, Seidl L, Levanon Seligson A, Pinzon J, Mata A, Gray L, Myers C, Drackett E, Islam N, Riley L, Cromeyer E, Lopez P, Lopez J, Maybank A, Thorpe L. Launching a Neighborhood-Based Community Health Worker Initiative: Harlem Health Advocacy Partner (HHAP) Community Needs Assessment. A joint report by the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City Housing Authority, and Community Service Society, December 2015.