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The Harlem Household Survey
In order to address Harlem’s most pressing health needs, HHPC staff first needed to find out what they were. The center set out to conduct an ambitious, comprehensive survey of the health and habits in 1,300 residences in Central Harlem. Conducted over the course of three years, researchers for the Harlem Household Survey (HHS) knocked on doors to gather data on a wide range of health-related issues. Research participants were asked for basic demographic facts, along with information about their diet and exercise habits, height and weight, diagnosed health conditions, substance use, sexual behaviors, smoking habits, periodicity of medical screenings, and health insurance coverage.

The findings of the survey received broad attention, providing researchers and community groups with a dependable accounting of the neighborhood’s health-related risk and protective factors, which included high rates of chronic diseases, high self-reported illicit drug use and alcohol consumption, and elevated rates of engagement in risky sexual behaviors.
Based on the results of the Harlem Household Survey, and in consultation with our Community Advisory Board, the Harlem Health Promotion Center has decided to focus its research on the following priority areas:

Adolescent and School Health Promotion | Chronic Diseases | Community Based Participatory Research
Health Communication | Improving Access to Care | Oral Health | Sexual Health | Training and Education
Violence and Injury Prevention

Adolescent and School Health Promotion

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Chronic Diseases

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Community Based Participatory Research

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Health Communication

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Improving Access to Care

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Oral Health

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Sexual Health

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Training and Education

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Violence and Injury Prevention

Harlem Health Promotion Center
Harlem Health Promotion Center
Harlem Health Promotion Center
Harlem Health Promotion Center
Harlem Health Promotion Center
Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University
215 West 125th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 646-284-9777
Fax: 646-284-9729
staff@healthyharlem.org

Harlem Health Promotion Center