Neighborhood Connect is a program that helps residents improve their neighborhoods!
Now enrolling people who live, work, and spend time in the Main South/Piedmont Street area or Quinsigamond Village/Whipple Apartments/Route 20 area 🏘️
Fill out this form: redcap.link/NCinterest
Happy New Year from the PRC at UMass Chan!
Jamie Faro, PhD, and PRC Co-Director, Stephenie C. Lemon, PhD, are leading a new study that will launch the Lifestyle Change Implementation Research Network Collaborating Center at UMass Chan. ⭐
Read the full article! 🗞️
www.umassmed.edu/news/news-ar...
We are thrilled about this announcement! 🎉
A four-year, $2 million CDC award will support a UMass Chan study looking at the effectiveness of a digital lifestyle change intervention for patients using GLP-1 therapies to manage obesity, diabetes or cardiovascular disease: direc.to/nBJK
#GLP1 #LifestyleHealth @prcumasschan.bsky.social
Congratulations, Gina! We are so fortunate that you also sharing your expertise locally!
This study describes the development of a set of strategies that can be used at the local level to support implementation of built environment changes that promote physical activity.
Read about the ECLIPPSE Strategies here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
#APHA2025 #PAPREN #ECLIPPSE
Findings from a longitudinal study show that code reform zoning is associated with significantly higher odds of people reporting always getting the social and emotional support they need. 🌱
Read the abstract being presented at APHA 2025 here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
#APHA2025 #PAPREN
🌟 🍃🏃♀️ Check out the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network (PAPREN) poster at #APHA2025! PAPREN addresses critical knowledge and translation gaps in community design interventions to increase physical activity.
Read the abstract here: apha.confex.com/apha/2025/me...
Here are some home heating safety tips🕯️ 🏡 :
✔️ Text smoke and carbon monoxide alarms monthly.
✔️ Keep space heaters 3 feet away from furnaces.
✔️ Have chimneys and heating systems inspected yearly.
✔️ Don't use an oven or stove for heat.
Read the guide for more tips!
🏠 Need help keeping your home warm this winter?
Applications are open for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the 2025-2026 winter season. Check the chart to see if you qualify!
Scan the QR code or visit toapply.org/wcac
Call 508-796-2423 or email HEAP@wcac.net for help or questions.
🏠 Need help keeping your home warm this winter?
Applications are open for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the 2025-2026 winter season!
Scan the QR code or visit www.toapply.org/wcac
Call 508-796-2423 or email HEAP@wcac.net for help or questions.
✨ 🌱 Our newest research brief shares lessons learned from a partnership, where community members and academic researchers teamed up to analyze local food access conversations using a rapid qualitative analysis approach.
Check it out on our website: www.umassmed.edu/globalassets...
#PRCNetwork
This week, we're highlighting Week Without Driving which is an annual campaign that challenges people to go a full week without using a car to learn firsthand about the barriers and challenges that nondrivers face and work with nondrivers to create more accessible communities.
🌟 Week Without Driving is September 29 – October 5, 2025! 🌟
Want to learn more about this national campaign to reflect on the gaps in our transportation system and demand change? Join America Walks’ Virtual Town Hall on September 17.
Register to join ➡️ buff.ly/d5KVAu1
New publication alert! ⭐
Our latest paper explores how the Diffusions of Innovation theory guided a project to boost COVID-19 vaccination among youth and families. We worked with trusted messengers to adapt to changing needs during the pandemic.
Read now➡️ 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127586
The American Public Health Association, is hosting a FREE two-hour webinar training on our BRACE framework to empower health professionals in advancing health equity and climate resilience.
Details:
Wednesday, Sept. 17th, 2025
2-4 p.m. ET
Register ➡️ www.pathlms.com/health/cours...
The American Public Health Association, is hosting a FREE two-hour webinar training on our BRACE framework to empower health professionals in advancing health equity and climate resilience.
Details:
Wednesday, Sept. 17th, 2025
2-4 p.m. ET
Register ➡️ www.pathlms.com/health/cours...
THIS Sunday, June 15th join a FREE Father's Day ride! 🚴♂️ You can look forward to raffles and snacks!
9am meet at Coes Beach & riding the Mill St. parking protected bike lanes. 😀
Hosted by the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition 🚲 See you there!
🚲📚 Celebrate National Bike Month with a Book Club!
Join The Village and WalkBike Worcester this week, May 21st (6–7:30PM) for a powerful discussion on Inclusive Transportation by Veronica O. Davis.
📖✨ Scan the QR code to learn more about the author and the book.
#NationalBikeMonth #MobilityJustice
UMass Chan-led research found MassHealth’s nutrition services program led to a 23 percent drop in hospitalizations and a 13 percent reduction in ER visits. First author Kurt Hager, PhD, assistant professor of population & quantitative health sciences, spoke to @wbur.org.
#FoodAsMedicine #nutrition
Walking in Nick's Woods, in Worcester and celebrating #NationalWalkingDay 🏞️ 📸
We encourage you to take a 30 minute walk today and add walking to your daily routine!
Here are some of the best green spaces for walks in Worcester! Take a 30 minute walk in one of these parks. Get your steps in today. #NationalWalkingDay 🏞️
Today, April 2nd, the City of Worcester is taking on #NationalWalkingDay 🏞️
Ways to celebrate the fun 🎉:
🚶Take a walk in a park, neighborhood, or office break.
👥 Organize a walking group with friends or colleagues.
👣 Track steps using a fitness app or pedometer.
Share your walk on social media.
Tomorrow, April 2nd is National Walking Day! 👣 We encourage you to take a 30-minute walk and incorporate more walking into your daily routines. Health benefits of walking include improving heart health, reducing stress, and boosting overall well-being. Get started today. 🏞️ #NationalWalkingDay
This research brief highlights a study that explores how pediatricians and family medicine physicians use clinical recommendations to screen for high blood pressure, follow-up on high blood pressure readings, and manage hypertension in practice.
Read here ➡️ www.umassmed.edu/globalassets...
It's the last Wednesday of the month and the national coalition for Week Without Driving will be having a webinar on connecting the Week to policy & advocacy at 2pm Eastern. You don't want to miss this, register here: buff.ly/Qd7AajK
🧵 This 2025 Recommendation Statement from the USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes in the primary care setting.
➡️ ja.ma/43CFlcJ
#MedSky #JAMA
Worcester - next Wed Mar 12 5pm is a joint meeting of Traffic & Parking and Public Works committee for public comment & discussion of the Mobility Action Plan and Vision Zero plan. Please come and support these. WalkBike Worcester will send out info to help you prepare. Sign up here for our list.
NEW! ⭐ Check out this paper that explores breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening experiences among Arabic-speaking refugee women in MA. The study highlights unique health challenges faced, focusing on beliefs, experiences in clinical encounters, and communication.
