scholarly journals Access to Resources for Substance Users in Harlem, New York City: Service Provider and Client Perspectives

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Galea ◽  
Stephanie H. Factor ◽  
Ann-Gel Palermo ◽  
Daniel Aaron ◽  
Eric Canales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
York City ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Community Advisory Board ◽  
Substance Users

The Urban Research Center (URC) in Harlem, New York City, is a collaboration of community members, service providers, and academics. A Community Advisory Board (CAB) meets regularly to formulate priorities for action and to direct research. A conceptual model of social determinants of health relevant to the Harlem community was developed. Early meetings of the CAB identified substance use as a health concern in the Harlem community. Access to social services was identified as a key social determinant that should guide research and intervention efforts of the URC. Surveys of service providers and of substance users were carried out to quantify availability of information and barriers to access. This article discusses the CAB process that led to the model of social determinants, development of surveys, and interpretation of results. The authors also discuss survey results and how the URC will use these results to develop interventions.

scholarly journals Seeking menstrual products: a qualitative exploration of the unmet menstrual needs of individuals experiencing homelessness in New York City

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Gruer ◽  
Kim Hopper ◽  
Rachel Clark Smith ◽  
Erin Kelly ◽  
Andrew Maroko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
York City ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Products ◽  
Creative Solutions ◽  
Menstrual Products

Abstract Background There has been increasing recognition that certain vulnerable populations in the United States of America struggle to meet their menstruation-related needs, including people experiencing homelessness. Media and policy attention on this subject has focused on the provision of free menstrual products to vulnerable populations, including a New York City legislative bill, which guarantees access to menstrual products for Department of Homeless Services shelter residents (Intros 1123-A). Methods This qualitative study explored the challenges people experiencing homelessness in New York City face in accessing menstrual products. Data collection was conducted from June to August 2019 and included: Semi-structured key informant interviews with staff from relevant government agencies and homeless service providers (n = 15), and semi-structured in-depth interviews with individuals with experience living on the street and in shelters (n = 22). Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results Key themes that emerged included: (1) insufficient and inconsistent access to menstrual products; (2) systemic challenges to providing menstrual products; and (3) creative solutions to promote access to menstrual products. Both shelter- and street-living individuals reported significant barriers to accessing menstrual products. While both populations struggle, those in shelters were more likely to be able to purchase menstrual products or access free products at their shelter, while those living on the streets were more likely to have to resort to panhandling, theft, or using makeshift materials in place of menstrual products. Across both populations, individuals described barriers to accessing free products at shelters and service providers, primarily due to distribution systems that rely on gatekeepers to provide a few pads or tampons at a time, sometimes of inadequate quality and only upon request. Shelters and service providers also described challenges providing these products, including inconsistent supply. Conclusion These findings highlight the critical importance of expanding and improving initiatives seeking to provide access to menstrual products for vulnerable populations. Despite policy level efforts to support menstrual product access, individuals experiencing homelessness in New York City, whether living in shelters or on the street, are often not able to access the menstrual products that they need to manage their monthly menstrual flow.

Examining the Intersection of Bullying and Physical Relationship Violence Among New York City High School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary J. Peters ◽  
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler ◽  
Leslie L. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
High School Students ◽  
York City ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Relationship Violence ◽  
School Students ◽  
Physical Relationship ◽  
Being Bullied

Research is just beginning to explore the intersection of bullying and relationship violence. The relationship between these forms of youth aggression has yet to be examined in diverse urban centers, including New York City (NYC). This study seeks to identify intersections of joint victimization from bullying and electronic bullying (e-bullying) with physical relationship violence (pRV). This study examines data from the NYC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a representative sample of NYC public high school students, to assess the concurrent victimization from bullying at school and e-bullying with pRV, operationalized as physical violence by a dating partner in the past 12 months. Students who reported being bullied at school and e-bullied had increased odds (bullied: OR = 2.5, 95% CI [2.1, 2.9]; e-bullied: OR = 3.0, 95% CI [2.6, 3.5]) of also being victimized by pRV compared with those who did not report being bullied or e-bullied. In logistic regression models, being bullied at school and being e-bullied remained significant predictors of students’ odds of reporting pRV (bullied: AOR = 2.6, 95% CI [2.2, 3.1]; e-bullied: AOR = 3.0, 95% CI [2.5, 3.6]) while controlling for race, gender, sexual orientation, and age. This research is the first to assess the intersection of victimization from bullying and e-bullying with pRV in a large, diverse, random sample of urban high school students. In this sample, students who report being bullied or e-bullied are more likely also to report pRV than students who have not been bullied or e-bullied. This research has potential implications for educators, adolescent health and social service providers, and policy makers to tailor programs and enact policies that jointly address bullying and pRV. Future studies are needed to longitudinally assess both victimization from and perpetration of bullying and pRV.

Early Childhood Programs

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Seltzer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Public School ◽  
Head Start ◽  
Social Services ◽  
York City ◽  
Early Head Start ◽  
Early Childhood Programs ◽  
Health And Social Services

The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) early childhood initiative is located in two of our New York City community schools, Primary School (PS) 5 and PS 8, in the Washington Heights section of northern Manhattan. This initiative was conceived as a partnership between the New York City Board of Education and CAS. The collaboration brought newborns and their families into the schools in which the children would complete fifth grade. The initiative began in 1994 and has been in full operation since 1996. Since then, the need for such a project has been confirmed and experience has provided insights into how a program for pregnant women and children through age five (often called a Zero to Five Program) can be effectively implemented within a public school. The CAS Zero to Five model connects two federally funded programs—Early Head Start (birth to age three) and Head Start (ages three to five)—to provide comprehensive educational and social services to low-income families and their children. The population attending the Zero to Five Program confronts the obstacles facing all new immigrant families living in poverty in an urban setting. In both schools more than 75% of the families are from the Dominican Republic; another 20% come from other Central and South American countries. The parents’ language is Spanish, and language barriers and acculturation issues result in social isolation. In addition, because many residents lack legal documentation, they are reluctant to access health and social services. The few early childhood programs in the neighborhood all have long waiting lists. A majority of the families share overcrowded apartments with other families or extended family; whole families often live in one bedroom where books and age-appropriate toys are scarce and there may be little child-centered language interaction. However, in spite of the difficulties, these parents have a drive to succeed and they understand the importance of education. By combining and linking Early Head Start and Head Start programs and integrating them into a community school, the CAS Zero to Five Program provides children and families with quality educational, health, and social services, after which the children transition into public school classes within the same building.

scholarly journals Discrimination as a social determinant of stress and health among New York City taxi drivers

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1384-1395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheena Mirpuri ◽  
Alex Ocampo ◽  
Bharat Narang ◽  
Nicole Roberts ◽  
Francesca Gany
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Taxi Drivers ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Stress And Health ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Discrimination is associated with poorer mental and physical health outcomes. Taxi drivers have a higher risk of exposure to discrimination and higher rates of chronic conditions. A cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted with a multilingual group of 535 male taxi drivers in New York City. Drivers reporting higher discrimination were more likely to have higher perceived stress and were more likely to have anxiety/depression and chronic pain, adjusting for confounders. Workplace-based interventions designed to help drivers cope with discrimination, stress, and chronic health conditions, interventions to educate the taxi-riding public, and greater attention to these issues from administrative agencies are warranted.

scholarly journals Are Neighbors Friends or Foes? Assessing Airbnb Listings’ Agglomeration Effect in New York City

2019 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Xie ◽  
Linchi Kwok ◽  
Cindy Yoonjoung Heo
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Operational Experience ◽  
Agglomeration Effect ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Econometric Analyses

This study investigates the agglomeration effect of Airbnb listings in New York City (NYC) and answers two research questions: (a) Does agglomeration benefit or hurt the performance of individual Airbnb listings? (b) How does the effect of agglomeration vary by hosts regarding their operational experience (measured by their capacity and tenure on Airbnb)? A series of econometric analyses using large-scale data of Airbnb in NYC reveal that agglomeration positively affects the revenue performance of each Airbnb listing. In addition, such an effect is strengthened as host tenure spans but mitigated as host capacity expands, indicating a nonsymmetric agglomeration effect across service providers. This research contributes an important but less researched perspective to the home-sharing literature. Managerial implications on leveraging agglomeration for improved revenue performance are provided to Airbnb and its hosts, as well as the hotel chains that want to combat Airbnb’s negative impacts or have already entered the short-term residential rental market to compete head-to-head with Airbnb.

Making the Scene

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Greenland
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
York City ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
The People ◽  
Musical Taste ◽  
Group Identities ◽  
Improvised Music

This chapter examines how intimate social correspondence between active participants in New York City's avant-jazz scene engenders individual and group identities—a sense of who we are, where we go, what we love, and how we live. It first considers how fellowship, and particularly camaraderie, develops among fans during and after jazz performances. It then looks at how jazz fans interface with “club/houses” and the people that run them and goes on to discuss social determinants of musical taste. It also explores one of the occupational hazards associated with jazz fandom in New York City, what Steve Dalachinsky called “divided nights.” The chapter shows that active concertgoers, particularly avant-jazz fans, collectively identify and express themselves through improvised music, and describes gregarious yet self-contained, intimate jazz communities as an example of both an extended family and “a group of separates.”

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