The Public Health Project

We at the Center for Community Problem Solving aim to better understand and improve the mental and physical health of residents in low-income, of color, and immigrant neighborhoods. Here in New York City and across the country, we strive to help these communities understand health problems, access available care, and shape both service and research across public and private spheres.

We have been collaborating closely with diverse public health experts (in particular the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies (CUES)) to brainstorm about how best to learn what our client communities experience in the healthcare world, to coordinate resources, and to determine the various roles the Center and others might play in improving the current state of affairs. Teaming up with neighborhood residents and a wide range of problem solvers, we are conducting community-based participant-informed research, disseminating our findings in accessible formats, and designing interventions based on and mobilizing communities around what we learn.