NYC cancer outreach network for neighborhood health equity
DP21-003 NYC Cancer Outreach Network in Neighborhoods for Equity and Community Translation
Bringing community and clinical services into underserved New York City neighborhoods to help people get timely breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening and follow-up.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New York University School of Medicine NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11142946 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you live in an under-resourced NYC neighborhood, this network partners with local groups, food banks, clinics, and cancer centers to bring screening, navigation, and social supports into your community. The project connects residents to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, helps with transportation, childcare, and food needs, and coordinates follow-up after abnormal tests. It also trains community health workers and strengthens links between community organizations and clinics so care happens more quickly and with less burden on families.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Residents of New York City neighborhoods facing barriers like food insecurity, housing instability, language barriers, lack of transportation or childcare, or limited access to culturally appropriate care, especially for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening.
Not a fit: People who live outside the targeted NYC neighborhoods or who do not face the specified access barriers are unlikely to benefit from this neighborhood-focused program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Could increase timely cancer screening, shorten delays to diagnosis and treatment, and reduce cancer outcome disparities in affected NYC neighborhoods.
How similar studies have performed: Community outreach, patient navigation, and social-support interventions have improved cancer screening and follow-up in other settings, and this project adapts those proven strategies to NYC neighborhoods.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Trinh-Shevrin, Chau — New York University School of Medicine
- Study coordinator: Trinh-Shevrin, Chau
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.