Policy, Systems, Environment
This project assembled tools and metrics including ITHIM for use in evaluating the impact of transportation investments on health and equity and incorporating relevant outcomes into decision making at MassDOT and at the community level. Project goals were to identify available frameworks, tools, data and performance measures; utilize existing datasets to develop additional performance measures; develop a framework that could be incorporated into planning and decision-making processes for transportation projects; and provide recommendations for further investigation. UMMS had responsibility for the physical activity elements.
PRC Investigator: Stephenie C. Lemon, PhD
Funder: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Dates: 2018-2020
This grant re-established the UMass Chan Prevention Research Center as a member of the Physical Activity and Policy Research Network Plus. Our team lead research related to municipal officials’ involvement in local built environment policy processes.
UMass Chan PRC Investigator: Stephenie Lemon, PhD
Funder: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Dates: 2014-2019
This project investigated personal and community factors predictive of MassHealth subscribers with high health care expenditure and special needs.
UMass Chan PRC Investigator: Wenjun Li, PhD
Partners: Clark University, UMass Family Medicine and Community Health
Funder: MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid)
Dates: 2014-2016
This project investigated personal and community predictors of health status and medical expenditures of MassHealth subscribers.
UMass Chan PRC Investigator: Wenjun Li, PhD
Funder: MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid)
Dates: 2014-2016
This project provided statistical evaluation of the outcomes and progress of various programs and sample surveys managed by Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.
UMass Chan PRC Investigator: Wenjun Li, PhD
Partner: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Funder: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Dates: 2010-2016
This study examined the impact of Massachusetts Health Care Reform on the accessibility, quality and outcomes of medical care for heart attack patients.
UMass Chan PRC Investigator: Wenjun Li, PhD
Partner: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Funder: UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (NIIH U54 CTSA)
Dates: 2013-2014
This project provided statistical evaluation of the effectiveness of two Community Transformation Grants and the Mass in Motion and Community Transformation Grant programs directed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
UMass Chan Investigator: Wenjun Li, PhD
Partners: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, CDC
Funder: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Dates: 2012-2014
This grant established the UMass Chan Prevention Research Center as a collaborator in a network of academic institutions dedicated to developing and evaluating methods for successfully implementing local and state policies that promote physical activity.
PRC Investigator: Stephenie Lemon, PhD
Partners: CDC Consortium, WDPH
Funder: CDC SIP
Dates: 2009-2014
