Houston Business Journal: February 5, 2018
In the Houston Chronicle, Jen Para writes about Houston's Episcopal Health Foundation's new initiative to invest in 13 clinics in greater Houston and Austin, as well as Texas cities Waco and Tyler. The program, called the Texas Community Centered Health Homes, is one of the most recent CCHH initiatives, first developed by Prevention Institute in 2011.
Common Dreams: January 29, 2018
PI's Ruben Cantu and Katrina Deloso examine what we need to do to prevent oversaturation of cannabis retail, curtail irresponsible marketing, and protect youth and consumers as California moves into a new era of recreational marijuana legalization.
POLITICO: January 16, 2018
In her POLITICO article, "A prescription for...resiliency?" Chelsea Conaboy highlights the importance of forging strong parental or alternative caregiver bonds in early childhood, citing Prevention Institute's work with Honolulu's Kalihi Valley Instructional Bike Exchange and Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services. Loving early childhood relationships, she maintains, likely protect against chronic mental health and physical conditions that often appear in adults who suffered trauma in their early years. Kokua Kalihi Valley is part of Making Connections for Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Men and Boys, a national initiative administered by PI and funded by The Movember Foundation.
Moving Healthcare Upstream: January 11, 2018
PI's blog, "A community prevention approach to mental health can improve physical health outcomes as well," was published on the Moving Healthcare Upstream website. A summary of our recent paper, "Back to Our Roots," the blog explores how health leaders can, and should, go upstream and use community prevention knowledge to influence mental health outcomes.
Rising Up with Sonali: January 10, 2018
PI's Lisa Fujie Parks joined Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Rising Up with Sonali to discuss building on the success of #MeToo to emphasize preventing sexual harassment and violence in the first place.
Health Affairs: January 4, 2018
In a new Health Affairs blog post, PI's Larissa Estes and Benjamin F. Miller of Well Being Trust call for a national resilience strategy to address 'diseases of despair,' such as substance misuse and suicide: "Only by understanding the underlying causes of these diseases that are holding our communities hostage will we be able to adequately support those who need immediate treatment and “space” to heal; prevent addiction from taking hold of our loved ones and neighbors; and shore up the overall health and well-being of entire communities."
Washington Post: December 30, 2017
In Rick Noack's piece on Berlin's plans to build safe zones on NYE for women who experience sexual assault, he quotes PI's Rachel Davis on the importance of changing harmful gender norms.
Sleuth Radio: December 28, 2017
Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews PI's Leslie Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen explains that our environment, and the public policies that affect the kinds of foods that are accessible, available and affordable, play the most critical role in supporting healthful food choices and preventing chronic disease.
Oxford University Press Blog: December 12, 2017
Oxford University Press features a blog by PI's Larry Cohen on what communities can do to prevent violence from occurring in the first place.
San Francisco Chronicle: December 7, 2017
The San Francisco Chronicle features PI's Alisha Somji and Sarah Mittermaier's op-ed on how communities can change harmful societal norms, and increase our understanding of 'masculinity' to prevent sexual harassment from happening in the first place.
