Real-world Evidence to Advance Community Health
Rachel Pomazal et al. During the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, we collected survey data on behaviors related to testing, coping, and prevention. In this study, researchers used this data to look at self-reported changes in alcohol consumption among Wisconsin adults(whether they drank more, about the same, or less). Between May 2020 and August 2021, …
Jessica Stroope, Alex Garn, and Lisa Cadmus-Bertram Existing survey data allowed researchers to investigate the connection between active transportation and physical activity over time. This study looked at demographic, health, and behavioral information originally collected between 2014-2016. In the survey, 1,957 Wisconsin adults responded to the question “Compared with yourself 10 years ago, would you …
A recent study published in Family Medicine and Community Health explores the relationship between community belonging and mental health in Wisconsin. Researchers studied how feeling connected to your neighborhood—called “sense of community”—affects mental health. Using data from over 1,600 participants in the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), they examined links between sense of …
A recent study looked at how many households have carbon monoxide (CO) detectors and whether people know about state laws requiring them. CO is a tasteless, odorless gas that can cause serious illness or even death if inhaled. The gas can build up quickly and without warning from car exhaust, gas stoves, and furnaces. The …
PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are in everyday items like non-stick pans, food packaging, and fire-fighting foam. These chemicals don’t break down easily, so they can build up in the environment and in our bodies over time. Studies have shown that PFAS can raise the risk of health problems like certain cancers, high cholesterol, …
The REACH (Real-world Evidence to Advance Community Health) Program recently received a 5-year U24 award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to establish a longitudinal environmental epidemiology cohort. This award will enable statewide data collection from participants and piloting novel, participant-administered, blood collection tools. Implementation of these innovative tools will allow the …
REACH The REACH (Real-world Evidence to Advance Community Health) Program is dedicated to improving the health of Wisconsin’s residents through community-informed research. The program utilizes advanced informatics approaches and tools and leads research on environmental health, cancer, and aging on a statewide community-based cohort of over 6,000 participants. In addition, REACH serves as a UWCCC …