The NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (NYU-CUNY PRC) advances translation of evidence-based and innovative programs to increase access to care and address health disparities. Our research is based in NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health and at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

The NYU-CUNY PRC’s core research agenda aims to generate, translate, adapt, and scale evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to reduce chronic disease disparities in NYC using community health workers (CHWs).Beyond core research, we conduct a broad range of research through special interest, supplemental, and affiliated projects. These projects, collaborations with colleagues across CUNY and NYU—including our partners at the CUNY Center for Systems and Community Design —focus on a topic of interest or a gap in scientific evidence.

Core Projects

Our core research projects include investigating the adoption and effectiveness of a technology-enabled and community health worker (CHW)-supported intervention on diabetes control among low-income adults (INSPIRE), and providing technical assistance and program evaluations of the New York City Health Justice Network (NYC HJN) and the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners (HHAP) Program. We have also conducted community trials, including Implementing Million Hearts for Provider and Community Transformation (Project IMPACT) and Reaching Immigrants through Community Empowerment (Project RICE).

Special Interest and Supplemental Projects

Our special interest research projects (SIPs) focus on topics of interest and gaps in scientific evidence, currently in the areas of cancer prevention and control research, managing epilepsy, prostate cancer nomenclature and pathology reporting, and vaccine hesitancy.

Through our supplemental projects, we have carried out unique community-level and community-driven comparative effectiveness research focused on blood pressure reduction and colorectal cancer screening and conducted a community-based oral health promotion program.