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PRCHN continues seminar series with presentation on behavioral intervention for overweight urban youth
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will continue its seminar series with a presentation by Elaine Borawski, director of the PRCHN and the Angela Bowen Williamson Professor of Community Nutrition at School of Medicine. Borawski's prese...
Collaboration catalyzes more than $13 million in public health grants
Medical school’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods wins grant renewal; government and nonprofits secure awards to promote healthy eating and exercise in select neighborhoods The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University School ...
Learn about social media’s place in research at Nov. 12 session
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) will continue its seminar series with a presentation by Mary Step, assistant professor in family medicine at School of Medicine. Step’s presentation, titled “Conducting Research with Social Media – Opportunities, Resources and Pitfalls...
PRCHN discussion to look at FreshLink research studies, programs
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University seminar series continues Oct. 8 with a presentation on FreshLink Initiative Affiliate’s ongoing projects, and an in-depth discussion of their intervention study with in-home childcare providers and de...
PRCHN continues seminar series with social network analysis discussion
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will continue its seminar series with a presentation by visiting speaker Kimberly Bess, assistant professor of human and organizational development at Vanderbilt University. Bess' presentation, title...
PRCHN to sponsor Ohio Evidence-Based Public Health Training Course June 16-19
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will sponsor the Ohio Evidence-Based Public Health (EBPH) Training Course June 16-19 at Case Western Reserve. As with the first course offered last year, 35 local and state public health department of...
PRCHN seminar series to continue June 11 with presentation on wearable computing, sensor technology
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will host “Wearable computing and sensor technology: What's all the fuss?” Amy Sheon, executive director of the Urban Health Initiative, will lead the talk as part of the PRCHN Seminar Series. The pr...
PRCHN seminar series to continue May 14 with presentation on effect of farmers' markets
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN) at Case Western Reserve University will continue its seminar series with a presentation by Darcy Freedman, associate professor of epidemiology, biostatistics and social work. Freedman's presentation, titled “From Market to Mouth: What...
Attend seminar on the public-health implications of the Affordable Care Act
The Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods Seminar Series will continue next week with a talk titled "The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Public Health and Prevention." Johnie Rose, assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, will lead the prese...
New weekly Weight Watchers at Work meetings begin this month
Join the Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods at Case Western Reserve University for weekly Weight Watchers at Work meetings Thursdays from 12:15 to 1 p.m. in the BioEnterprise Building. The cost is $39.95 per month for CWRU employees and $42.95 for all others. Monthly membership in...