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The
program in Urban Health, directed by Dr. Patricia Case, is grounded in
the core disciplines of medical anthropology and social epidemiology.
The program supports multidisciplinary research located at the intersection
of policy and practice. The program stimulates the development of new
methodologies for measuring social and cultural dimensions of urban health.
Special focus is given to experiences of marginalized and "hidden"
populations such as drug users, women who have sex with women, and men
who have sex with men. The program strives to foster collaborations among
researchers and activists in many fields from within Harvard and the larger
community.
CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE:
- HIV Risk and Club Drugs Among Men who have
Sex With Men: A two city Comparison
- Adherence to HAART among drug users
- Capacity of HIV law to deter HIV risk behaviors
- Social course of treatment for lesbians with breast cancer
- Drugs, coping, and HIV risk in the aftermath - September 11, 2001
- Collaborations with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
on use of Internet chat rooms and HIV risk
FUTURE PROJECTS
INCLUDE:
- Occupational
drug use and HIV risk among NE Fisherman
- Acculturation
and HIV risk among Latino men who have sex with men in Harlem, NY
- Formative
collaborations with researchers in Indonesia and Thailand
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Members of The Program
in Urban Health Team, Boston,
Trish Case, James Egan, Daniel Garcia, Thomas Geraty
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