Video: Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico
Colleen Syron created this video about the Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico project. Check it out below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK8RIMUqUSI&feature=youtu.be
Project Update: Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico
The Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico project is moving along full steam ahead. The project began Phase 1 of data collection in April 2015 and finished in June 2015. During Phase 1, the field team collected 315 computer assisted personal interviews, HIV rapid tests,
Dr. Whitbeck’s Evaluation of Prevention Program featured on UNL Today
Dr. Whitbeck and the REACH team will evaluate the effectiveness of a popular substance abuse prevention program for Ojibwe children and their families with a nearly $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read the full story on UNL
3rd WHO/UNAIDS Global HIV Consultation Conference
Dr. Dombrowski spent last week in Bankok, Thailand attending the 3rd World Health Organization/UN AIDS Global HIV Consultation conference. This conference happens once every 5 years to set the HIV Surveillance agenda for the next 5 years. The focus is on creating a uniform set of
HIV Prevention Drug–the Proud Study Results
Last week, the Guardian published an article focusing on the extremely positive findings of the Proud study in the UK, a study designed to evaluate the impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) on preventing HIV infection. This study found an 86% reduction in HIV transmission for
New Journal Article Published
The journal article, Borderline personality disorder and Axis I psychiatric and substance use disorders among women experiencing homelessness in three US cities, has just been published online at Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. The article analyzes data from the homeless women project and was written by Les Whitbeck,
Project Update: Injection Risk Networks in Puerto Rico
Just under six months have passed since we received funding for the Injection Risk Networks project in rural Puerto Rico. Since then, the project team has been working tirelessly to get everything ready for the first data collection phase, which will begin in February 2015. The
New Journal Article on Homeless Women with and without Children
The Community Mental Health Journal has just accepted a paper on the experience of homeless women with children, titled "Characteristics of Mothers Caring for Children during Episodes of Homelessness" by Melissa Welch-Lazoritz, Les Whitbeck, and Brian Armenta. This study provides a description of the physical, psychological,
CBPR, Hard to Reach Populations, HIV and HepC, Puerto Rico PWID Networks, Social Network Analysis, Substance Use & Addiction
Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico Grant in the Media
Dombrowski, Khan, & Reyes' new NIH/NIDA funded grant, Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico, was featured on UNL Today last week. This project will study HIV risk among injection drug users in central rural Puerto Rico (including the areas of Cayey, Cidra, Aguas Buenas,
NIH / NIDA Grant Received R01DA037117
PIs Kirk Dombrowski (UNL), Bilal Khan (CUNY), Juan Carlos Reyes (UPRMC); Project Director Melissa Welch Lazoritz (UNL); Senior Investigators Roberto Abadie (UNL), Camila Gelpi-Acosta (CUNY); Consultants Richard Garfein (UCSD); Ric Curtis (CUNY) Injection Risk Networks in Rural Puerto Rico The most recent HIV surveillance data from the Centers for