Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity (CHPHE) Associate Professor Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, PhD, MPH, has been awarded a prestigious five-year NIH R01 grant. Expanding on prior NIH-funded research into green space exposure and child health, this innovative project integrates longitudinal measures and cutting-edge GeoAI methodology.

A new study led by Postdoctoral Researcher Stevens Azima dives into rural Maine and Vermont to uncover the vital links between local food procurement and nutrition quality.

In a recent study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Bess Marcus, PhD, and colleagues evaluated findings from the Seamos Activas II trial.

What started as an internal seed grant from the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity (CHPHE) in 2024 has grown into a major NIH-funded research project. Researchers Alison Tovar and Lauren Bohlen are evaluating Rhode Island's Community Intermediary Organization model across 14 local communities to establish data-driven solutions for community-based chronic disease prevention.