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Center for Healthy Communities News Archive
This page contains an archive of all news UCR news items pertaining to the UCR School of Medicine's Center for Healthy Communities.
May 24, 2023
Virtual village can empower vulnerable groups of people
UC Riverside-led study focused on older people living with HIV during the pandemic
March 13, 2023
Treatment needs of unhoused Hawaiians requires more attention, study says
An estimated 326,000 to 580,000 individuals experience sheltered homelessness in the United States each night, putting them at risk for depression, anxiety, serious mental illness, substance use, and physical health problems. Nonetheless, little is known about their treatment needs, particularly of community-dwelling unhoused individuals living outside the country’s major urban centers.
March 01, 2023
Recent changes at UCR have promoted well-being, study finds
A nearly three-year longitudinal study on the culture of campus health at UC Riverside has found that focusing on well-being characterized by programs and services, such as fitness classes, as well as policy and structural-level interventions, such as stairwell beautification and hydration stations, has promoted
February 14, 2023
CHC Announces its 2023 Community Medicine and Population Health Mini-Grant Awardees
The UC Riverside School of Medicine Center for Healthy Communities has announced its 2023 mini-grants awardees. Each recipient was awarded a $5,000 mini-grant to support projects focused on community medicine and population health.
December 22, 2022
Mired in silence
Health of Southern California’s farmworkers needs to be a priority, says UC Riverside study
December 21, 2022
High religiosity/spirituality linked to better cardiovascular health
UC Riverside-led study focused on African Americans living in Jackson, Mississippi
October 17, 2022
Two School of Medicine faculty elected to National Academy of Medicine
Deborah Deas and Mario Sims are recognized for their contributions to advancing public health
September 19, 2022
COVID-19 took serious toll on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental and physical health
Two UC Riverside-led studies found concerning psychological and physical health problems among more than 300 NH/PIs in five US states
September 07, 2022
A shot in the arm
UC Riverside experts answer questions on Americans needing just one COVID-19 booster vaccine each year
August 22, 2022
Project Seeks to Improve Mental Health of Underrepresented Graduate Students
August 10, 2022
Monkeypox explained
UC Riverside experts discuss disease symptoms, vaccines, and anxiety management
March 04, 2022
Novel interventions needed for healthy aging with HIV
Review paper identifies barriers faced by older people living with HIV
February 09, 2022
Grant to fund health interventions in immigrant communities
Researchers Ann Cheney and Evelyn Vázquez in the UCR School of Medicine’s Department of Social Medicine, Population, and Public Health have received $113,514 in funding from the Desert Healthcare District and Foundation Board for a project that will “mitigate psychological trauma and mental health disparities in immigrant communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
December 06, 2021
Mini-Grant Program Names Recipients for 2021-22
The Community Medicine and Population Health Mini-Grant program, sponsored by the UCR School of Medicine's Center for Healthy Communities, has announced its recipients for the 2021-22 academic year.
November 23, 2021
Deafness trumps HIV for deaf people living with HIV
UC Riverside-led study participants advocate for collection of more data on deaf individuals
November 22, 2021
New model links cultural trauma with health inequalities
UC Riverside researchers offer new interpretation of cultural trauma
August 23, 2021
Study gauges social responsibility in slowing COVID-19 spread
Researchers conducted focus groups of UC Riverside faculty, staff, and students
March 03, 2021
What UC Riverside scientists have to say about vaccines, variants, and antibodies
Immunity generated by vaccination is better than immunity from an actual infection, says an expert
January 27, 2021
Should we be double masking?
UC Riverside epidemiologist answers this and other questions in Q&A
January 11, 2021
Are people living with HIV more isolated during the pandemic?
A UC Riverside-led study, funded by Merck, is set to find out
December 02, 2020
Center for Healthy Communities' Mini-Grant Program Announces 2020 Winners
The Center for Healthy Communities at the UC Riverside School of Medicine has announced the recipients of its Community Medicine and Population Health Mini-Grant program.
October 05, 2020
Impact of HPV vaccination mandates on social inequalities
Policy has limited impact on vaccine uptake because of individual decision making, study finds
August 04, 2020
School of Medicine faculty receive grants to study opioid use and COVID-19 testing
Andrew Subica and Ann Cheney will focus their research on marginalized U.S. populations
July 15, 2020
School of Medicine faculty receive grants to increase diversity in biomedical sciences, study incentives in research, boost mental health treatment
Total funding of three grants exceeds $1.2 million
July 02, 2020
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers
A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face.
April 20, 2020
Research identifies women’s health issues as they age with HIV
Stigma, depression, and social isolation prevail in study participants
September 24, 2019
Depression and social isolation threaten successful aging of people living with HIV
UC Riverside-led study calls for giving more patient-centered care to this population
August 23, 2019
Study explores ethics surrounding payments to research participants
Findings could help inform future ethical payment practices
April 24, 2019
PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery
Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery
October 04, 2018
Study links individual HPV types to HIV infection
UC Riverside-led study finds persons with any HPV type, more than one HPV type, or high-risk HPV are more likely to test HIV positive
September 26, 2018
NIH grant supports new exploratory research aimed at studying Pacific Islander behavioral health
UC Riverside-led study will concentrate on alcohol use disorders in Pacific Islander young adults
September 20, 2018
Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members
UC Riverside-led study offers vivid picture of health consequences of life events and chronic strain among foreign-born Mexicans in farm working communities