Institute for Community Research

Publication by ICR researcher Helena D. Green

By Danielle Green|2019-04-09T12:21:58+00:00April 18th, 2018|

A Community-Based Evaluation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for the Black Community

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Limited research evaluates substance use prevention and intervention strategies for cultural sensitivity, appropriateness of content, patient/provider interactions, and implementation for racial and ethnic minority populations. This study uses the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to examine a community-based evaluation […]

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HIV Community Viral Load Study; Paper reporting project process and findings published

By Margaret Weeks|2018-04-17T14:39:56+00:00December 11th, 2017|

The ICR research team, with partners at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore, and AIDS Connecticut published new findings from two studies of system dynamics affecting HIV and healthcare services in Greater Hartford. Learn more about the studies and the full community partnership by clicking here and here.

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Publications by ICR researchers

By Margaret Weeks|2019-04-09T12:22:30+00:00June 30th, 2017|

ICR researchers recently published two articles about methodology issues related to Respondent Driven Sampling (RDS), a popular sampling method for hidden population such as people who inject drugs. The two articles were both released online this month, prior to print in AIDS and Behavior and American Journal of Epidemiology. Findings have important implications to future […]

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Publication by ICR and Chinese researchers on HIV prevention efforts among Chinese sex workers.

By Jianghong Li|2019-04-09T12:22:45+00:00November 4th, 2016|

A new publication by ICR and Chinese researchers was just released online prior to print in Qualitative Health Research. The article presents ethnographic data detailing HIV prevention practices among Chinese sex workers. Findings have important implications for introducing new prevention options like female condoms and other innovations now becoming available. Learn more about the project […]

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Register for the New Youth Track at the Regional NESAWG Food System Conference!

By Dan Jordan|2016-08-09T11:14:30+00:00August 9th, 2016|

For several years, ICR has been focused on building connections between youth food justice programs throughout CT. In building these connections, opportunities to learn from youth in other states are critically important. Every year, the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) hosts its flagship event, the It Takes a Region conference, to allow participants from […]

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ICR receives additional funding for HIV Project

By Dan Jordan|2016-09-20T13:52:48+00:00August 9th, 2016|

ICR received additional funding from the National Institute on Mental Health for a project to develop a system dynamics simulation model of Greater Hartford’s HIV care continuum in as a tool for community use to reduce the epidemic.

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