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CUNY Institute for Health Equity (CIHE)
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With summer winding down, we're busy recruiting women to participate in our
Bronx Birth Study and
hiring Research Assistants to work on the project. (Please see below for more information).
Karina Santamaria, a Lehman College MPH student in
Dr. Marilyn Aguirre-Molina's
Health Equity and Social Justice
class, presented her research at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. (Please see below for a link to her presentation).
Dr. Aguirre-Molina was interviewed by
NBC's news website, The Grio, for an article stating that African-Americans with graduate degrees live longer lives. She believes that “African-Americans have been here for many years, decades
and centuries and their situation relative to the length of time they’ve been here should have improved much more greatly than it has. So again, until we begin to address the issues of race, racism and poverty, it’s not going to move as far ahead as we would
like. But there is hope.” To read the entire article, click (or copy and paste) this link:
http://wp.lehman.edu/lehman-today/2012/09/dr-marilyn-aguirre-molina-interviewed-by-nbcs-the-grio-website/
We welcome our fall interns:
Christine Vega from the Nutrition program,
Sylvia Grandison and
Thelma Lambert from the Social Work program! We look forward to their contributions to CIHE.
We hope everyone is excited for fall!
The CIHE Team
Bronx Birth Study
Recruitment Efforts
As you may know, CIHE has partnered with Urban Health Plan, a community health center in the South Bronx, to explore the factors contributing to the high rate of infant mortality in the South Bronx. The study, "Toward a Greater Understanding
of Infant Mortality: A Structural and Environmental Scan of the South Bronx," will entail eight-to-ten months of field work and one year of data analysis.
Recruitment:
We're currently recruiting women to participate in the study and would welcome your support in these efforts. Community-based organizations, academic institutions and individuals can all promote the Bronx Birth Study and recruit participants. Below you
can view the English and Spanish versions of our recruitment flyers.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to participate in the study, the woman must have given birth in the past two years, lived in the South Bronx during her pregnancy and have been at least 18 years of age at the time of the birth. Participants will receive $20 compensation for
their time.
Contact Information:
Please call Yohansa Fernandez at 347-577-4008 if you would like to participate in the study or if you have any questions.
Hiring Announcement: Research Assistants
Bronx Birth Study
CIHE is seeking to hire Research Assistants to work on the Bronx Birth Study.
The Research Assistants will have the opportunity to participate in every stage of this multiple-method research project, which investigates urban stress and its potential associations with infant mortality. The Research Assistants will support the Research
Core's efforts to achieve equity through policy, program and student development.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct field work using portable devises (e.g. GPS units and decibel meters) in order to assess/quantify various urban stressors (e.g. street cleanliness, noise levels, safety and resource availability)
- Conduct surveys and in-depth interviews with the population of interest
- Help analyze study data
Eligibility - Applicants must:
- Demonstrate an interest in health equity/ health disparities research
- Be enthusiastic; experience with outreach and recruitment is a plus
- Be willing and able to spend time (minimum of 8 hrs/ week- 2 days a week) at the CUNY Institute for Health Equity (Lehman College) and in the field (Bronx) to collect data
- Be proficient in various computer applications (e.g. MS Excel, Word, etc.)
- Some experience or knowledge of GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS) is preferred, but not necessary
- Demonstrate strong oral and written skills to present his/her work to students, faculty and Institute affiliates
- Be fluent in Spanish
Benefits:
- Compensation
- Informal and formal training and supervision
- Mentoring and support from CIHE faculty and staff
- Students may request to use their research work towards an independent study for academic credit.
Interested candidates may email a cover letter and an updated CV/resume to
[log in to unmask]. Please direct any questions to Yohansa Fernandez at 347-577-4008.
Graduate Student Research
Karina Santamaria, a Lehman College MPH student in
Dr. Marilyn Aguirre-Molina's
Health Equity and Social Justice class, presented her research at the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.
Her presentation, entitled, " Mental health and substance use problems among a sample of African American and Latina caregivers of children infected, affected and unaffected by HIV," is available at the following link: http://pag.aids2012.org/flash.aspx?pid=1285
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