Edition Information:Volume 2, Issue 11, 2016Thank you for reading HealthStreet’s Monthly Newsletter. HealthStreet is research helping people! Read about our latest initiatives to see how we are working with the community and UF researchers to create a healthier community through community engagement and research. Visit Our Website: MyHealthStreet.org |
This Month’s HealthStreet Statistics:
94 NEW HealthStreet Members
123 NEW Navigations to UF Research
66 NEW Enrollments to UF Research
102 Blood Pressure Screenings
2 Screenings for HIV
7,132 Total HealthStreet Members
***Numbers reflect data collected between 11/19/2015 and 12/18/2015***
HealthStreet Working With UF Department Of Health Education And Behavior To Recruit To New COPD Study
HealthStreet is recruiting individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) for a study to understand the factors that influence whether or not they use digital devices or health apps to quit smoking tobacco. “Collaborating with HealthStreet has allowed us to conduct our research more effectively and efficiently,” Samantha Paige said, the Principal Investigator of the study and a PhD student in the Department of Health Education and Behavior.
HealthStreet Hosts 3rd National Our Community, Our Health
HealthStreet partnered with the UF College of Journalism and Communications’ STEM/CTSI Translational Communication Research Program to host an informative, interactive and engaging live panel discussion about breast cancer research.
Watch it here
HealthStreet Presents 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment
As a national model for community engagement and translational research, HealthStreet data can be utilized for Community Health Needs Assessments, hot-spotting analyses and cohort identification for trends in public health and health research.
Spring Dance Fitness Classes
Learn to dance while being active and healthy! Our instructor from the UF Center For Arts In Medicine is excited to dance with our community!
HealthStreet To Host Art Contest For Children In Our Community
This year’s theme is Picture This: Imagining A Healthier World. See how your child can enter this creative and fun event!
Cooking Matters® Is Returning To HealthStreet In 2016!
Helping families in our community to be healthier by cooking healthier. See how you can signup!
For More HealthStreet Events, Click On Our Calendar!
Every month, HealthStreet hosts a variety of services, Community Health Worker outreach efforts, classes, support groups and events that aim to better the community’s health!
Click here to see our January calendar
Resources for ResearchersHealthStreet offers great services to UF investigators. Community Health Workers meet community members in the field and link them to studies through the coordinator. We also routinely check our population database for persons who may fit eligibility criteria for UF studies. Find out what HealthStreet can do for your research study! Pictured: Participants in the Interactive Games to Increase Older Adults’ Sense of Social Connectedness Study. The private investigator for the study was Yu-Hao Lee, PhD. Study coordinators were doctoral students Min Xiao and Robert Wells. Learn how HealthStreet can help your study
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HealthStreet is a community engagement program that connects community members to medical and social services and opportunities to participate in health research at the University of Florida. By completing a health assessment with one of our Community Health Workers, we can provide you many low or no-cost services, including eye exams, mental health counseling, dance classes, cooking classes, health support groups, a clothing closet and a toiletry pantry. Your voice is important, and you can be heard by becoming a HealthStreet member.
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HealthStreet at the University of Florida
Phone: (352) 294-4880
2401 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32608
Questions? Please contact:
Jordan Laib
Communications Assistant | HealthStreet at the University of Florida
College of Public Health and Health Professions | College of Medicine
jordanlaib@ufl.edu | (352) 294-4871