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Team Spotlight
This issue's team spotlight is on Linda Ellis-Johnson, co-chair of the Tulane Prevention Research Center's Community Advisory Board (CAB). Linda is a retired educator previously employed by Computer Science Corporation in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Public Schools, Orleans Parish Schools, and Jefferson Parish Public Schools. Linda holds an Associate of Arts Degree, Bachelors of English Degree, and a Masters in Guidance and Counseling. In addition to leading the Tulane PRC's CAB, she presently serves as President of the Woodmere Civic Association, Secretary of West Jeff Civic Coalition, Sisters Together Woodmere Facilitator, Vice President of Woodmere Senior Citizens Guild, a choir member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, and Vice President of the Chocolate Diamonds Social & Pleasure Club.
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Evaluation finds value in culinary programming at school-based gardens
Food Environment Research
Published: September 06, 2018
School-based kitchen garden programs across the country are known to improve fruit and vegetable knowledge and consumption among school children, but their value has not yet been well quantified using research methods. Evaluation of Edible Schoolyard New Orleans (ESYNOLA), coordinated by the Tulane Prevention Research Center (PRC), sought to share how the whole school community – students, families, teachers, and neighbors – can participate in the growing, harvesting and sharing of food together as a…
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Message from the Director
Core Research
Published: September 06, 2018
My message this month is a conflicted one because we have both bad news and good news. It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce the resignation of Keelia O'Malley, MPH, (pictured left) as Assistant Director of the Tulane Prevention Research Center (PRC). Keelia has been an energetic PRC staff person who has performed 24/7 in her role as supervisor, office manager, grants researcher, community representative and more. Keelia first came to…
Seminars to feature intersections of health, racism, and communication
Education & Engagement
Published: September 04, 2018
A three-part series of public seminars at Tulane is teaching attendees how to communicate about the influence of racism on health by featuring prominent local leaders. "We hope attendees will learn new ways of addressing racism in their work by hearing from leaders working in different settings to further people's health," said Shokufeh Ramirez, Assistant Director of the Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (CEMCH). "The effects of racism are pervasive and,…
Legislative Updates
Education & Engagement
Published: September 04, 2018
New Orleans Mayor appointments new city health chief In July, two months after taking office, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell named Jennifer Avegno, MD, to serve as the Director of the New Orleans Department of Health. A New Orleans native, Avegno previously served as the Director of the Division of Community Health Relations & Engagement at LSU Emergency Medicine. She also served in overlapping capacities as an academic faculty member and staff physician throughout New…
Community Partner Updates
Education & Engagement
Published: September 02, 2018
See what our Community Advisory Board (CAB) members and partners have been up to recently! Click on the photo for a gallery of pictures, and read below for related updates. To find out more about our partners, click here to visit our Community Partners page. Bike Easy (Pictures 1-3) This September, Bike Easy and a coalition of partners are working with the City of New Orleans to install a 3-month “pop-up” demonstration of a connected,…
Walk Bike Places international conference features Tulane PRC mobile workshops
Physical Activity Research
Published: September 01, 2018
In September, more than 1,000 professionals and advocates of walking, biking, and place-based improvements will visit New Orleans for the international conference Walk Bike Places. The Tulane Prevention Research Center will participate in the meeting by leading two morning bike-tour mobile workshops: Monday, Sept. 17, 2018: Neighborhood Storytelling Projects of New Orleans Bike Tour, featuring the Tulane PRC's community-based health promotion program Movin' for LIFE Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018: New Orleans Healthy Food Retail Bike…
Tulane alum takes helm of international food and cooking education nonprofit
Education & Engagement
Published: September 01, 2018
Recent Tulane graduate Robert Palestina has his sights set on taking The Cookbook Project, an international nonprofit based in New Orleans, to the next level. Palestina, Tulane SPHTM '18, took over as executive director this summer, after completing a 300-hour internship with the nonprofit in 2017. The internship was facilitated by the Tulane Prevention Research Center's Health Promotion Practicum Program, which matches community partners with public health interns. One of his responsibilities was helping the…
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Team Spotlight
Education & Engagement
Published: September 01, 2018
We had a productive summer thanks to our two outstanding graduate research assistants Emily Szklarski and Rosemary Kovacic. Emily Szklarski (pictured left) joined our staff in March 2018 as our Graduate Communications Research Assistant to work on our e-newsletters – Fitting New Orleans and Healthscaping – as well as maintaining our social media accounts and communications locally and nationally. This summer Emily collaborated with the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine’s Nutrition Section…
Tulane PRC teams up with Blue Bikes to promote university discounts
Education & Engagement
Published: September 01, 2018
The Tulane Prevention Research Center (PRC) is teaming up with New Orleans' bike-share program this September to encourage the use of short-term bike rentals and overall bike safety. Blue Bikes, the city's bike-share system, has created a special rate for university faculty, staff, and students. In order to promote this special rate, the Tulane PRC and Tulane Office of Sustainability are hosting a tabling event on Tulane's downtown campus. Local bike advocacy nonprofit Bike Easy…
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Tulane PRC surveys people using and crossing Lafitte Greenway linear park
Education & Engagement , Physical Activity Research
Published: June 30, 2018
As New Orleans moves toward 'complete streets', organizations are taking a closer look at non-motorized transportation. More bicycle lanes and walking paths are being installed throughout the city so it is important that pedestrians, cyclists and motorists interact with each other safely. Over the past year, a Tulane team of faculty, staff, and students, have been studying safety and use along the Lafitte Greenway, one of these multi-use paths. The Lafitte Greenway is a 2.6-mile…
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