Boston University
Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center

Center’s Web site: http://www.phhprc.com/ *

First funded: 2001

 

Core Research Focus

Improving the health and well-being of Boston’s public housing residents.

 

Core Research Projects

Current (2004–2009)
GirlStars Program
Developing and evaluating a physical activity and health education program for girls who live in two public housing developments in Boston.
Principal Investigator:
Lee Strunin, lstrunin@bu.edu

Health Status Profile of Boston Public Housing Residents
Using an augmented BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System) survey for Boston and Boston Vital Records to create a database of health status indicators of Boston public housing residents.
Principal Investigator:
Daniel R. Brooks, danbrook@bu.edu

Resident Health Advocates on the Move (RHAM): Motivating Public Housing Residents to Use Health Van Screening Services
Evaluating the effectiveness of resident health advocates and a mobile health-screening van in increasing preventive screenings for public housing residents.
Principal Investigators:
Jo-Anna Rorie, jrorie@bu.edu  and Alan Geller, ageller@bu.edu

Past (1998–2004)
GirlStars—Health Promotion Program for Boston Public Housing

 

Special Interest Projects (SIPs) by Focus Area

Cardiovascular Health
SIP# 08-2002	BRFSS Questions Help Determine Quality of Life Among People with Cardiovascular Disease

Epilepsy
SIP# 01-2005	Examining the Validity of Screening Questions for Assessing Epilepsy

 

Contact Information

Center
Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center
Boston Univ ersity School of Public Health
715 Albany Street, T2C
Boston, MA 02118

Principal Investigator/Center Director
C. Robert Horsburgh, Jr., MD, MUS
Phone: (617) 638-7773
Email: rhorsbu@bu.edu  

Associate Director
Lee Strunin, PhD
Phone: (617) 638-5199
Fax: (617) 638-4483
Email: lstrunin@bu.edu

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