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Case Western Reserve University’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, in partnership with the Cleveland Department of Public Health, released its first results from the 2025 Cleveland Health Survey, which provides a comprehensive assessment of the health and well-being of Cleveland...

Researchers at the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) penned an article titled “Availability and Characteristics of Hemp-Derived Psychoactive Cannabis Products: A Pilot Study in Cleveland, Ohio,” which was recently published in the Ohio Journal of Public Health. The resea...

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to its next seminar series presentation Wednesday, June 12, at noon via Zoom. Elizabeth Klein, from The Ohio State University Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion at...

Erin Ogden, a project manager at the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN), was honored with the Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year Award for 2024 by the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Since 2022, Ogden has been an integral part of the PRCHN, where she works on t...

Digital health has demonstrated the ability to support vulnerable communities with managing healthcare and preventing healthcare conditions. However, if factors such as design, access, and function are not considered, digital health can exacerbate health issues. The Prevention Research Center for ...

The Cuyahoga County Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results have provided rich information about local youth's health and risk experiences. Over time, researchers have observed differences in rates of some risk behaviors when examined by race/ethnicity and gender. The Schubert Center for Child S...

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will host a talk titled “‘Like Smoking a Popsicle’: Young Adult Perceptions of Flavored Cigarillos and Implications for Flavor Policy” as part of its seminar series. This talk, held Wednesday, Sept. 21, at noon via Zoom, will consider...

In 2016, Cleveland City Council passed a policy to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21. Today, the legislation—known as Tobacco 21—is in effect and, according to research by Case Western Reserve University’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods ...

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will host its next seminar Wednesday, June 8, at noon via Zoom. In this seminar, titled “Evaluating Asthma Risk in Childhood to Plan Community-Engaged Interventions,” presenters will discuss a local initiative to develop a geographic ...

The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will host its next Seminar Series event, titled “Promoting Smoking Cessation by Addressing Food Insecurity in Cleveland and Beyond,” Wednesday, May 11, at noon via Zoom. Cigarette smoking prevalence among lower-income adults is three ...