Two faculty members from the Brown School of Public Health have been awarded funding from the school’s newly established Community-Academic Research Partnership pilot. By focusing on public health issues that emerge from the community itself, the fund promotes relationships between academic research and community expertise to produce actionable public health interventions. Emily Feinberg, professor of health services, policy and practice, Ellen McCreedy, assistant professor of health services, policy and practice, and Ann Reddy, research development project director in the Center for Long-Term Quality & Innovation were granted funding totaling $45,000 for their collaborative projects with community health organizations. Their work focuses on addressing public health challenges that impact children and older adults.
Feinberg, a faculty member in the Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute at Brown, seeks to expand behavioral health services within pediatric care, an important step toward enhancing broader child health outcomes. In partnership with the Care Transformation Collaborative of Rhode Island, her project, “The Role of Community Health Workers in Increasing the Behavioral Health Capacity of Pediatric Primary Care,” documents the role of community health workers in providing comprehensive mental health services for children.
McCreedy and Reddy are focused on safeguarding seniors through their project, “Partnering to Prepare to Evaluate an Assisted Living Community’s Physical Activity Program to Prevent Falls,” in collaboration with Meridian Senior Living. This endeavor, led alongside colleagues from Brown’s Center for Long-Term Quality & Innovation, seeks to assess physical activity programs within assisted living communities to prevent falls and injuries among the elderly.
