We are excited to be participating in the recently launched Open Data Flint project. Open Data Flint is an open-to-the-community data repository that aims to assist
The Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center (HFRCC) is organized to create synergy in research, foster academic-community partnerships, and develop innovative solutions to community-defined issues. In collaboration with
A new study tests the theoretical model of psychological empowerment and finds support for the three components described in Zimmerman’s conceptual framework: intrapersonal component, interactional
The 2016 report from the Prevention Research Center and Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center: Revitalizing Neighborhoods and Engaging Youth is now available online. Our latest report features
Congratulations to Dr. Andria Eisman for being selected as one of ten recipients of the 2016 Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award. The Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award recognizes
The Prevention Research Center will be well-represented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. This year’s meeting will be held in
Interactions between police and the communities they serve have always been an important component to police efficacy, as the police depend on community residents to
A study of middle school students in Warsaw, Poland examined both the risk factors and promotive factors associated with adolescent substance abuse. The survey questionnaire
Last spring, Marc Zimmerman was invited to present on the importance of youth empowerment, at the Childhood Health and Nutrition Research Conference hosted together by
A new publication from the Flint Adolescent Study explores how family functioning throughout the adolescent years relates to sexual risk behaviors among teens. HIV and
ANN ARBOR—Thirty minutes of counseling during an emergency room visit can decrease a young person’s involvement in future violent behaviors, researchers at the University of
ANN ARBOR—Young African-American women who live in fear of the violence in their neighborhoods are more likely to become obese when they reach their 20s
