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The East End Festival Was A Success
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley This past weekend the survey team (Party with Data) participated in The East End Festival brought to you by the Richmond Symphony. The event was a major success despite the unwelcoming weather. Collectively the festival reached their goal of raising $100,000 to support music education for the public schools of Richmond’s East…
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Healthy Eating + Szechuan Chicken Recipe
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Today we are taking a look at what kind of health information East End residents would like to hear about. Below is a table of several types of subjects on well-being. What kind of health information would you like to hear about? Yes Percent Total Ways to eat healthier 776 72.1 1077…
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RVA East End Festival
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Our biggest Party with Data Event will be happening this weekend! The Richmond Symphony’s Big Tent Initiative is throwing a free music festival and we have been invited to participate! We would like to invite you to come “party” with us this weekend from Friday 5/6 5PM – 9PM, Saturday 5/7 12-9PM,…
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Healthy Life Hacks: Being Physically Active
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Good day readers and subscribers! This week we are beginning a series called “Healthy Life Hacks”. Today’s Healthy Life Hack focuses on staying physically active and fit. We also have a guest author and tips to stay active!!! The following statistics are results from the Seventh District Health and Wellness Survey regarding…
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Washington D.C. Lead Crisis 2001-2006: Prelude to Flint, MI
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Hey loyal blog readers and subscribers!! It’s National Public Health Week! Join us tomorrow (4/6) at noon as the PI from Virginia Tech who led the Flint, MI water study comes to VCU!! Come and hear about this exciting academic-community partnership and what looms in water issues for public health. Can’t come?…
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Smoking Cessation
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley This week we are taking a look at smoking quit attempts in the East End according to the Seventh District Health and Wellness Survey. The following tables display the frequency of smoking quit attempts by overall population and by gender. Number of times you tried to quit smoking in your life N…
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VCU Wellness Block Party
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley We would like to thank everyone who volunteered, participated, and made this event possible. The VCU Wellness Block Party was a success. Turn out was great and the reception to our results and games have been positive. Check out these pictures and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. If you would like…
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Party with Data come to VCU Wellness Block Party
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Where: Martin Luther King Middle School 1000 Mosby St, Richmond, VA 23223 When: Saturday, March 19th, 2016 1:00 – 4:00 PM Join us on Saturday March 19th from 1-4 PM at Martin Luther King Middle School to celebrate VCU’s annual wellness block party. The block party is a community event for organizations…
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Access to Health Care
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Thank you to everyone who visited us at the Fairfield Court Health Fair. We hope you enjoyed our game and benefited from our resources. Remember to take a minute to check out our resource website at: rvahealthweb.org This week we are discussing access to health care in the east end. The following…
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Fairfield Health Fair
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Thanks to everyone who made the Fairfield Court Health Fair a possibility. A special thank you to everyone who visited our table and played our game. Enjoy these pics!
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Alcohol Use Behaviors in College Students: What Matters?
By Raina Patel Hello friends! The blog has been quiet, but we’ve been very busy! Take a look below at a project we recently completed. A brief summary of this work and a resource guide can be found here: Ever wonder about how alcohol use and alcohol use disorder develop? So did a group of…
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Defend Yourself Against the Omicron Variant
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Our knowledge around the COVID-19 pandemic is changing quickly and it can be hard to know what is important. It can also be hard to remember everything. We thought it might be helpful to quickly learn about some of the most important new knowledge available right now. This post discusses information related…
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How COVID-19 Vaccines Work
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Introduction: Still have question about the COVID-19 vaccines? So did we! Read below to learn more about how vaccines work and the COVID-19 vaccines. What is a Vaccine and how do they work? A vaccine introduces a weakened germ (virus or bacteria) to your immune system. The introduction of the weakened germ…
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Tools for COVID-19 Prevention
By Agota Banks As the battle to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues, it can sometimes feel like so many things are out of our control. However, YOU have the power to control the spread of COVID-19 and keep your family, friends, and neighbors safe by using the tools in your COVID-19 Prevention Toolkit each day! In…
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Talking with Your Healthcare Provider about Your Family Health History
By Dr. Christopher Brown This post will discuss how healthcare providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants or others) support their patients when talking about family health history. This post also will encourage patients to clearly share and discuss their family health history with their healthcare providers to improve overall health. Discussing Family Health History is…
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Prepare for the Challenges of Collecting Family Health History
By Kia Miles In our previous posts, we’ve talked about what family health history is, its importance, and how to collect it. This post is dedicated to exploring some of the difficulties one may face when collecting their family health history. There are four major challenges to collecting clear family health histories. Read more and…
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Family Health History: A Tool That Could Protect Your Family’s Health and Wellness
By Courtney Blondino Family Health History: A Tool That Could Protect Your Family’s Health and Wellness The recent Coronavirus challenge has brought many families together under the same roof, leading some to wonder what to do with all that extra household time. We suggest talking about and collecting your family health history. Family health history…
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Find the Treasure in Your Family Health History
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley This post consists of an infographic which builds on our previous post on family history and helps you gather and use the treasure in your health information. Take a look and start collecting your family health history!
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Congratulations Team RIA (Research Inspiring Action) Class of 2020!
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Congratulations Team RIA (Research Inspiring Action) Class of 2020! We have many people who contribute to our research team and make our group so very wonderful! To you, we want to send our best wishes today, graduation day here at VCU. Though we can’t be with you in person, we are sending…
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The Basics of Family History
By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley “Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” William Wordsworth, English Poet (1770-1850) The recent Coronavirus challenge has brought many families together under…
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