Rezoning New York City : A case study of East Harlem by Wong, Midori

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Evaluation of patient health outcomes of a student-run free clinic in East Harlem by Joy J. Jiang, Katie Link, George Mellgard, Francesca Silvestri, Daniel Qian, Susmita Chennareddy, Michelle Tran, Yoni Goldstein, Gabriela Frid, Isabelle Band, Alexandra Saali, David C. Thomas, Harish Jasti, Yasmin S. Meah

“…Patients are ≥ 21 years of age, residents of East Harlem, and ineligible for health insurance because of legal residency requirements. …”
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Design of and outcomes in a student-run free mental health clinic serving the uninsured in East Harlem by Samuel K. Powell, Alexandra Saali, Justin Frere, Elizabeth Magill, Hannah Krystal, Randal A. Serafini, Syeda Sultana, Brandon Dale, Muhammad Ali, Vedika Kumar, Debjyoti Datta, Josimar Hernandez-Antonio, Anne Aronson, Yasmin S. Meah, Vicki Gluhoski, Craig L. Katz

“…The primary purpose of this article is to describe the design of an outpatient psychiatry student-run free clinic (SRFC) serving uninsured individuals in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood and to analyze the quality of services provided and the clinical outcomes attained. …”
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Engaging East Harlem, New York youth in action gun violence prevention research and child rights: a preliminary study by Pallavi Malla, Nakesha Fray, Margaret K. Formica, Danielle Goldberg, Robert Marchesani, Patricia Hennessy, Moshay Ervine, Jacqueline G. Wallace, Elaine Larson, Pamela Wridt, Danielle Laraque-Arena, IAACT

“…Results Between June 2020 and March 2021, a team of East Harlem, New York high school students, participated as co-researchers to modify the United Nations Children's Fund Child Friendly Cities Initiative Survey to suit their needs. …”
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Recruitment in Clinical Versus Community-Based Sites for a Pilot Youth Diabetes Prevention Program, East Harlem, New York, 2011–2012 by Nita Vangeepuram, MD, MPH, Kenya Townsend, Guedy Arniella, MS, LCSW

“…The objective of this study was to compare clinical sites with community sites in the recruitment of teenagers for a new youth diabetes prevention program in East Harlem, New York. Methods We assessed diabetes risk for youth (aged 13–19 y) by measuring body mass index (BMI). …”
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Gun violence and the voices of youth on community safety in the time of COVID-19 in East Harlem, NY: a youth participatory action research cross-sectional study by Jacqueline G. Wallace, Rachel Chernet, Margaret K. Formica, Olusola Adeonigbagbe, Roseanne L. Flores, Robert Marchesani, Danielle Goldberg, Pamela Wridt, Danielle Laraque-Arena

“…The 61-question survey was administered at an East Harlem high school. Analysis consisted of univariate, bivariate and logistic regression using SPSS®. …”
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Density of outdoor advertising of consumable products in NYC by neighborhood poverty level by Tamar Adjoian, Rachel Dannefer, Shannon M. Farley

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A Review of Taína: Una novela by Justin Gaffney Samuels

“…The main character, Julio is a half Ecuadorian/half Puerto Rican teenager who was born and raised in East Harlem.  He has good grades and aspires to get into Princeton University. …”
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¿Cómo escribe el etnógrafo?. Una mirada hacia la metodologí­a de Bourgois desde la idea de autoridad etnográfica by Cristian Furfaro

“…Para ello, revisaremos la forma en que construye sus categorí­as teóricas y la estructura del libro, a partir de las observaciones realizadas y de las experiencias y opiniones de los habitantes de East Harlem. En este recorrido, repasaremos las perspectivas teóricas que el autor pone en juego, como así­ también los elementos que utiliza en la construcción de los relatos. …”
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"You Will Learn from the Master:" Barack Obama e la ricerca delle sue radici by Oliviero Bergamini

“…E’ nella sua disadorna stanza di studente di legge a East Harlem, è mattina, sta preparando la colazione. …”
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Migración, lucha por la vivienda y transnacionalismo socio-político: El caso de Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio by Carlos Piñeyro Nelson

“…Para ello, se muestra la historia de Movimiento por Justicia del Barrio, organización de inmigrantes indocumentados (mayoritariamente mexicanos), en la Ciudad de Nueva York, Estados Unidos, y su lucha por detener el proceso de gentrificación en el barrio East Harlem. También se describen los lazos desarrollados por este grupo con organizaciones en México y se analiza su visión política.…”
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"Living for the City:" : the political meaning of public housing residents' extraordinary struggle by Green, La Tonya M. (La Tonya Mellissa), 1975-

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The Human Rights and Social Justice Scholars Program: A Collaborative Model for Preclinical Training in Social Medicine by Salina Bakshi, Aisha James, Marie Oliva Hennelly, Reena Karani, Ann-Gel Palermo, Andrea Jakubowski, Chloe Ciccariello, Holly Atkinson

“…Objectives: The aim of this article is to describe the design and implementation of the HRSJ curriculum with a focus on the cornerstone of the HRSJ Scholars Program: longitudinal policy and advocacy service projects implemented in collaboration with partner organizations in East Harlem. Furthermore, we describe the results of a qualitative survey of inaugural participants, now third-year medical students, to understand how their participation in this service-learning component affected their clinical experiences and professional self-perceptions. …”
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Leveraging NADAC to Steer Drug Formularies in Resource-Limited Clinics by Andrew Warburton, Randal Serafini, Benjamin Shuham, Andrew Leader, Sharon Barazani, Joe-Ann Moser, Yasmin Meah

“…Methods: Historical ledger data from the East Harlem Health Outreach Program (EHHOP) at Mount Sinai was used to determine the clinic’s average price and volatility for specific drugs over time. …”
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Challenges with social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic among Hispanics in New York City: a qualitative study by Christopher J. Gonzalez, Bryan Aristega Almeida, George S. Corpuz, Hector A. Mora, Oluwatobi Aladesuru, Martin F. Shapiro, Madeline R. Sterling

“…Methods In this qualitative study, Hispanic adults receiving care at a federally qualified community health center in East Harlem, New York, were recruited for remote one-on-one semi-structured interviews from 5/15/2020 to 11/17/2020. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric asthma-related healthcare utilization in New York City: a community-based study by Erin Thanik, Kaoru Harada, Elizabeth Garland, Moira Bixby, Jasmine Bhatia, Ray Lopez, Sergio Galvez, Elan Dayanov, Krishna Vemuri, Douglas Bush, Nicholas B. DeFelice

“…Participants were recruited from a community-based organization in East Harlem and a nearby academic Pediatric Pulmonary clinic and categorized as having either public or private insurance (n = 51). …”
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Computer-Assisted School-Based Asthma Management: A Pilot Study by Arnold, Renée JG, Stingone, Jeanette A, Claudio, Luz

“…MethodsThe Automated Live E-Health Response Tracking System (ALERTS), a computer-assisted, Web-based tracking program, was tested for implementation in a school in East Harlem, New York. The program required children with asthma, assisted by trained researchers, to routinely measure their peak flow meter readings and answer a symptom questionnaire. …”
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Evaluating Closures of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Vendors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Methodology and Preliminary Results Using Omnidirectional Street View Imagery by Ali, Shahmir H, Imbruce, Valerie M, Russo, Rienna G, Kaplan, Samuel, Stevenson, Kaye, Mezzacca, Tamar Adjoian, Foster, Victoria, Radee, Ashley, Chong, Stella, Tsui, Felice, Kranick, Julie, Yi, Stella S

“…MethodsIn total, 6 NYC neighborhoods (in Manhattan and Brooklyn) were selected for analysis; these included two socioeconomically advantaged neighborhoods (Upper East Side, Park Slope), two socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods (East Harlem, Brownsville), and two Chinese ethnic neighborhoods (Chinatown, Sunset Park). …”
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Cancer beliefs and screening behaviors: The impact of neighborhood and other social determinants of health by Tracy M. Layne, Parul Agarwal, Parul Agarwal, Bruce D. Rapkin, Bruce D. Rapkin, Lina H. Jandorf, Lina H. Jandorf, Nina A. Bickell, Nina A. Bickell

“…Screening rates for these cancers differ in the contiguous neighborhoods of East Harlem (EH), Central Harlem (CH), and the Upper East Side (UES), which have distinct socio-demographic compositions. …”
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Key recruitment and retention strategies for a pilot web-based intervention to decrease obesity risk among minority youth by Grisselle DeFrank, Sarina Singh, Katrina F. Mateo, Laura Harrison, Alyson Rosenthal, Allison Gorman, May May Leung

“…Methods Black/AA and Latino children (ages 9–12 years) and their parent/guardian were recruited from East Harlem/Harlem, New York. Recruitment strategies included flyering in the community, having a convenient study location, providing participation incentives, and partnering with community/school-based organizations. …”
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