Practice- and community-based research and initiatives

The Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) works to improve health in New Haven among people most impacted by disparities, including Black and Brown communities and low-income populations through collaborative research, practice, and engagement. CARE has a specific focus on addressing risk factors for chronic disease, with a focus on access and barriers to healthy nutrition, physical activity and social determinants of health.
The Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center (Y-G PRC) is one of 25 CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers around the country, with its focus on chronic-disease prevention. One of its core projects is assessing implementation, uptake and impact of the virtual delivery of a diabetes prevention program (v-DPP), with support from community health workers and community nurses, in order to improve health in low-income communities in New Haven, Derby and Ansonia, Connecticut. Additionally, the PRC’s long-standing work includes supporting community agencies/organizations, and driving coalitions focused on addressing social determinants of health (e.g., food security) through interventions, evaluation, research and systems change.

Globally, the Becoming Breastfeed Friendly initiative works with local communities and health ministries to address policy and infrastructure to promote better maternal child nutrition through breastfeeding.
The Samoan Obesity, Lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations Study Group (OLAGA) group is focused on maternal child health and nutrition in Samoa.