Recognizing the importance of serving the community surrounding Temple University, the community health core of the Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology is working to build synergy and relationships with the community and with existing TU Departments, centers, and programs with community efforts. The community health core has existing data resources and is working to build up new research projects to support research relevant to the community. This core plans to provide data and statistical support for research and clinical investigators and medical students interested in community research. Interested students can also get involved in study recruitment efforts. For more information, please contact Dr. Shannon Lynch at [click-for-email].
Temple Health: Block-by-Block Legacy Data
Temple Health: Block-by-Block (THB3) was a multi-disciplinary research partnership at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Over the years of 2015-2020, this study collected general demographic, behavioral, social determinants of health and specific health information on over 10,000 local North Philadelphia residents. Investigators interested in accessing community data from THB3 for research studies should contact Dr. Shannon Lynch at [click-for-email].
Neighborhood Data System
We developed and derived systematic code and a data management system of over 1,000 small area-level measures (at the census tract level) of social determinants of health related to economic stability, education, health care access, social and community context (e.g. segregation measures) and socioeconomic and built environments that can be linked to patient or participant level data using geocodes derived from address information. This resource allows neighborhood circumstances to be linked with health data for the purposes of health research. Investigators interested in geocoding and utilizing neighborhood or area-level data should contact Dr. Shannon Lynch at [click-for-email]
Addressing Neighborhood Differences in Oncology for Engagement (AND OnE) Cohort
AND OnE is a joint partnership between Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine. This cohort study is actively recruiting healthy participants (age 20-60) to learn more about health needs in communities surrounding Temple University. This study collects general demographic, behavioral, social and specific health information via survey and participants are asked to complete blood draws. Participants are compensated for joining. Their data are analyzed in real time to connect participants to care offered at Temple University Hospital. The goal is to recruit 1,000 participants. For more information, please contact Dr. Shannon Lynch at [click-for-email].