Through its prevention research efforts and interventions, the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (NYU-CUNY PRC), a partnership between NYU Langone and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, has developed free informative tools and health education materials. We also publish community health‒related reports and scientific journal articles documenting our study findings.

Selected Tools and Reports

These materials are intended for a wide variety of audiences, including community health leaders and advocates, health systems administrators, epidemiologists and other health research professionals, and students of all levels interested in public health research.

New York City Health Justice Network Criminal Justice Evaluation

The NYU-CUNY PRC conducted an evaluation of the NYC Health Justice Network, an innovative health service delivery program for individuals returning from incarceration, to examine the association of program participation with legal system re-involvement outcomes. The evaluation demonstrated that reentry programs that adopt a holistic approach to supporting individuals released from incarceration may support a more successful transition back into the community. The full evaluation report can be accessed here.

Launching a Neighborhood-Based Community Health Worker Initiative

Our center plays a key role in evaluating and supporting the Harlem Health Advocacy Partnership, a place-based initiative that seeks to improve the health outcomes of New York City Housing Authority residents in East and Central Harlem. As part of our evaluation, we developed a community needs assessment report, “Launching a Neighborhood-Based Community Health Worker Initiative,” which is publicly accessible as part of the Harlem Health Advocacy Partnership’s Additional Resources.

Integration of Community Health Workers into Primary Care Health Systems

This white paper, which outlines best practices and business case considerations for the integration of community health workers (CHWs) into healthcare systems, is aimed at policymakers, health systems administrators, and healthcare advocates. Drawing upon diverse models of CHW integration being implemented across the country, our paper offers practical solutions for how CHWs can be successfully integrated into healthcare teams and organizations.

New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

In 2015, investigators from our center provided local health department researchers and CUNY faculty with basic analytic tools for analyzing new population health data about chronic diseases from the New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC HANES). The training materials are now publicly accessible as part of NYC HANES’s data resources.

Muslim Americans Reaching for Health and Building Alliances

Spearheaded by Nadia S. Islam, PhD, and team members from the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health, Muslim Americans Reaching for Health and Building Alliances (MARHABA) compared the use of large-scale, culturally tailored media delivered by a lay health worker to media coupled with lay health worker‒led patient navigation to promote cancer awareness and screening in diverse New York City Muslim populations. Explore the culturally adapted MARHABA tools that were developed.

For more information about obtaining these and other available materials, please email us at nyu.cuny.prc@nyulangone.org.

Scientific Publications

Our prevention research has generated a wealth of publications in top-tier academic journals. Read more about how we focus on eliminating health disparities and contributing to the national dialogue on community health.

Community Health Worker Training Tools

The NYU-CUNY PRC has developed a number of publicly available CHW tools that can be adapted to fit the unique needs of other community health worker programs. Visit our CHW RRC Research & Resource Center to search for and access these materials.