Digital Partnerships for Health

The Harlem Health Promotion Center (HHPC) uses community collaboration as a guiding force in the development of health promotion activities. Our new core project, Digital Partnerships for Health, will identify and address barriers and opportunities to using the Internet for health promotion among community residents in Harlem. Specifically, it will develop a community health promotion website that will be designed in collaboration with community partners. Such partnerships will ensure that the website offers content appropriate in culture, literacy and informational needs of the community. Additionally, the website will be an opportunity for academic and clinical researchers to provide state-of-the art information and resources to residents of the Harlem community.

• Secure E-mail Applications: Strengthening connections Between Adolescents, Parents, and Health Providers
• One Chip at a Time:Using Technology to Enhance Youth development
• Extending Electronic Health Records to Improve Adolescent Health
• Cohall A, Cohall R, Dye B, Dini S, Vaughan R. Parents of urban adolescents in Harlem, New York and the Internet: a cross-sectional survey on preferred resources for health information. J Med Internet Res 2004;6(4):1-8.
• Cohall A, Cohall R. Why you should consider "messaging" with your patients and parents by e-mail and the Web. Contemporary Pediatrics 2004 Oct.
• Chang BL, Bakken S, Brown SS, Houston TK, Kreps GL, Kukafka R, et al. Bridging the digital divide: reaching vulnerable populations. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2004;11(6):448-57.
• Kukafka R, Johnson SB, Linfante A, Allegrante JP. Grounding a new information technology implementation framework in behavioral science: a systematic analysis of the literature on IT use. J Biomed Inform 2003;36(3):218-27.
• Kukafka R, Lussier YA, Patel VL, Cimino JJ. Modeling patient response to acute myocardial infarction: implications for a tailored technology-based program to reduce patient delay. Proc AMIA Symp 1999:570-4.

Project STAY

Project STAY provides medical and psychosocial services for HIV+ youth ages 13-24 in New York City. In addition, the Mobile Health Team provides interactive, multimedia sex education workshops as well as individualized counseling and non-invasive screening for STIs and HIV at NYC high schools and community based organizations. For more information, please visit www.projectstay.net

• www.projectstay.net

"EC as 123" Project

Funded by the New York City DOH, the "EC as 123" Project aims to increase young adults knowledge of and access to Emergency Contraception. Also known as the Morning After Pill or Plan B, EC can prevent unintended pregnancy after unprotected sex. Our culturally competent social marketing campaign features posters, brochures and a new educational DVD entitled "My Life, My Decision." For more information, please visit www.ec123.org.
• www.ec123.org

Other Projects

CDC Special Interest Project - Improving oral care delivery for homebound elderly

Take Care of That Body

SBIR

Cells in the City

Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative