The NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (NYU-CUNY PRC) was established in 2014 to advance translation of evidence-based and innovative programs to increase access to care and address health disparities . Its research studies are based in NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health and at the City University of New York (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).

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

Beyond core research, we conduct various special interest projects (SIPs), which focus on a topic of interest or a gap in scientific evidence, with colleagues across CUNY and NYU—including our partners at the CUNY Center for Systems and Community Design.